| 00:00 | 00:001/3Aspiring novelist Davis Finch acquires a desk which wins him success. 00:452/5A girl encounters the bewitching Erl-King and finds him irresistible.
| 00:00The humorist talks about the music that stirs his emotions, including Louis Armstrong. 00:30Guy Schalom hunts out the spirit of the new Egypt in the musical roots of the bellydance
| 00:00Kamila Shamsie and Jeffrey Archer join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books. 00:30Aleks Krotoski explores the amazing world of fictional food made real.
| 00:00The profound influence that many years spent in Europe had on the work of James Joyce.
| 00:00Iszi Lawrence chooses record-breaking aviator Diana Barnato Walker 00:30Ilse Rewald recalls secretly living secretly as a Jew in Nazi Germany. 00:50VE Day saw Londoners celebrate the end of the Second World War in Europe.
| 00:00Exploring the hymn that inspires campaigners, charity workers and reformed alcoholics. 00:30Kate Williams explores the history and development of the modern winning smile
| 00:001/22000 years old and still beautiful. Ayesha despotically rules a secret kingdom.
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| 01:00 | 01:00Footballer David Beckham is castaway by Kirsty Young. 01:45Musings on the structures built by New Guinea's Vogelkop bowerbirds to attract mates.
| 01:006/6Wimsey is determined to finally solve the murder of an advertising copywriter. 01:305/7Four men are battling to recover their investment in Harvey Metcalfe's dodgy fraud scheme.
| 01:001/4The Glaswegian cops are on the case when a corpse is discovered on Maryhill Road. 01:306/7Stephen Bradley tackles part two of his plan to retrieve his stolen investment.
| 01:002/4A headless body puzzles the Glaswegian cops - there's not a speck of blood on it. 01:307/7One of the four - Lord James Brigsley - has yet to come up with his plan.
| 01:003/4Police probe an accountant's killing in Glasgow. Why was Samuel Lurinsky decapitated? 01:301/7West finds the body of a crook, but faces opposition...
| 01:004/4Glaswegian detective Donoghue closes in on Lorinski's killer, but where is he? 01:302/7A round-table conference but it's a vicious circle for West! Stars Patrick Allen.
| 01:00Dubbed Britain's Thelma and Louise, two elderly ladies take off in a "borrowed" car.
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| 02:00 | 02:00Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive. 02:30Edward Brooke-Hitching’s curiosity over books made him seek out many oddities.
| 02:001/6Marcia quits sophisticated London for a doctor's surgery on a remote Northumbrian island. 02:308/13Harold hopes he's found true love. Adapted from BBC TV.
| 02:005/10Clearing out the cellar, Audrey finds more than she had bargained for. 02:3019/26Inspector Ned Seagoon is hot in pursuit of a mysterious nose assailant.
| 02:001/6Three promising graduates are still underachieving in their 30s. Stars Richard E Grant. 02:3010/20Making no money in showbiz, The Lad Himself sees his future in selling coffee.
| 02:001/8Hilda is spurred into action when the local day centre faces closure. 02:306/10A rare gull sparks chaos on the railway!
| 02:005/6Izzy spends her birthday coping with the surprise news that she's pregnant. 02:301/8Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Stars Ronnie Barker.
| 02:30Robert Powell reads Colin Thubron’s account of his epic river journey, from source to sea.
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| 03:00 | 03:40Presenter Steph McGovern chooses tracks by David Bowie and B*Witched. 03:503/3Hurstwood and Carrie set up house in New York. For a while, all is rosy.
| 03:003/6Andy thinks everyone’s forgotten his birthday but doesn't know a surprise is awaiting him. 03:301/5As the conflict begins, women learn first-aid and witness Dunkirk's horrors first hand. 03:451/10A story of self discovery and second chances. Stars Paul Ritter and Tamsin Greig.
| 03:001/4After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know. 03:302/5A ship's hit by a torpedo and one woman's terrifying recollections. 03:452/10Tina opens up about her family life and presses Anders about his wife, Birgitt.
| 03:002/6Alice catches up with some old friends and the entire family do a house-sit 03:303/5How women entered the workplace during wartime. 03:453/10Anders opens up about Birgitt and ritual. Tina considers the life-cycle of the farm.
| 03:001/4Return of the comedy about two mismatched sisters. Stars Susan Calman and Ashley Jensen. 03:304/5With speculation of a second front, one woman starts to make gliders. 03:454/10Anders' daughter Karin is pregnant. Will she tell the father?
| 03:002/4There’s bonding over Scotch and Margaret braves the shops. Stars Alison Steadman. 03:305/5As VE day celebrations fade, women wonder what the future holds. 03:455/10There is a rumpus at the farm. Anders' relationship with his children deepens.
| 03:456/6Beryl Reid tells Sian Phillips about her theatrical life on the road.
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| 04:00 | | 04:001/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Mark Radcliffe. 04:302/6When a top author gets writer's block, Lucy and Daniel get landed with an unwelcome guest.
| 04:005/6Simon Mayo hosts a three-way battle to find out which is the funniest comedy generation. 04:302/6Hugo Kellerman, writer of the futuristic 1962 radio soap, tries scripting TV sci-fi.
| 04:006/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Kathy Lette, Andy Miller and Stephen Fry. 04:301/6Tommy and Sheila's sneaky agent schemes to sell off their back catalogue.
| 04:005/6Three students from Robinson College, Cambridge, take on their dons in the upbeat quiz. 04:306/6Charlotte gets surprising news, while Roger and Victoria must cope with a new arrival.
| 04:002/6Gyles Brandreth quizzes Anthony Holden, Stella Duffy, Lynne Truss and Rowan Pelling. 04:301/4Mr Mulliner tells the tale of a bishop facing a prickly dilemma
| 04:002/4Grown-up Nigel Molesworth hates office life and dreams of the Caribbean. 04:30Kenneth Horne's tales from Ireland and ‘Hornerama’ spotlights cinema.
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| 05:00 | 05:00Richard’s vow to always be truthful creates havoc in the Lyon household. 05:30Jimmy and Dick talk green fingers, and Eth consults the stars over Ron in 'The Glums'.
| 05:001/5VE Day 1945. Exploring how people reacted to the news and how they celebrated the day. 05:45A chance find in a bookshop prompts a pregnant woman to reflect on her journey
| 05:002/5After VE Day, the realities of servicemen's return to civilian life began to bite... 05:45A young woman decides it's time to move out of her parents' house.
| 05:003/5Second World War’s aftermath, possessions, places and most of all people, never to return 05:45An ill-timed attempt to kick a football leads to a trip to the hospital.
| 05:004/51945. The aftermath of war saw Britain in crisis with an immediate General Election. 05:45A writer goes to Lucca to complete another author’s novel.
| 05:005/5The first years of peace after the Second World War ended. 05:45Annika is a well organised widow. But a Facebook request sets her back
| 05:003/3John Wilson looks back at the best of Mastertapes from Rufus Wainwright to David Gray.
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| 06:00 | 06:006/6Wimsey is determined to finally solve the murder of an advertising copywriter. 06:305/7Four men are battling to recover their investment in Harvey Metcalfe's dodgy fraud scheme.
| 06:001/4The Glaswegian cops are on the case when a corpse is discovered on Maryhill Road. 06:306/7Stephen Bradley tackles part two of his plan to retrieve his stolen investment.
| 06:002/4A headless body puzzles the Glaswegian cops - there's not a speck of blood on it. 06:307/7One of the four - Lord James Brigsley - has yet to come up with his plan.
| 06:003/4Police probe an accountant's killing in Glasgow. Why was Samuel Lurinsky decapitated? 06:301/7West finds the body of a crook, but faces opposition...
| 06:004/4Glaswegian detective Donoghue closes in on Lorinski's killer, but where is he? 06:302/7A round-table conference but it's a vicious circle for West! Stars Patrick Allen.
| 06:00Dubbed Britain's Thelma and Louise, two elderly ladies take off in a "borrowed" car.
| 06:00Former footballer Ian Wright is castaway by Lauren Laverne. 06:45Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
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| 07:00 | 07:001/6Marcia quits sophisticated London for a doctor's surgery on a remote Northumbrian island. 07:308/13Harold hopes he's found true love. Adapted from BBC TV.
| 07:005/10Clearing out the cellar, Audrey finds more than she had bargained for. 07:3019/26Inspector Ned Seagoon is hot in pursuit of a mysterious nose assailant.
| 07:001/6Three promising graduates are still underachieving in their 30s. Stars Richard E Grant. 07:3010/20Making no money in showbiz, The Lad Himself sees his future in selling coffee.
| 07:001/8Hilda is spurred into action when the local day centre faces closure. 07:306/10A rare gull sparks chaos on the railway!
| 07:005/6Izzy spends her birthday coping with the surprise news that she's pregnant. 07:301/8Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Stars Ronnie Barker.
| 07:30Robert Powell reads Colin Thubron’s account of his epic river journey, from source to sea.
| 07:00Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive with Paul Farley. 07:30Women's wartime experiences revealed in Virginia Nicholson's account.
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| 08:00 | 08:003/6Andy thinks everyone’s forgotten his birthday but doesn't know a surprise is awaiting him. 08:301/5As the conflict begins, women learn first-aid and witness Dunkirk's horrors first hand. 08:451/10A story of self discovery and second chances. Stars Paul Ritter and Tamsin Greig.
| 08:001/4After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know. 08:302/5A ship's hit by a torpedo and one woman's terrifying recollections. 08:452/10Tina opens up about her family life and presses Anders about his wife, Birgitt.
| 08:002/6Alice catches up with some old friends and the entire family do a house-sit 08:303/5How women entered the workplace during wartime. 08:453/10Anders opens up about Birgitt and ritual. Tina considers the life-cycle of the farm.
| 08:001/4Return of the comedy about two mismatched sisters. Stars Susan Calman and Ashley Jensen. 08:304/5With speculation of a second front, one woman starts to make gliders. 08:454/10Anders' daughter Karin is pregnant. Will she tell the father?
| 08:002/4There’s bonding over Scotch and Margaret braves the shops. Stars Alison Steadman. 08:305/5As VE day celebrations fade, women wonder what the future holds. 08:455/10There is a rumpus at the farm. Anders' relationship with his children deepens.
| 08:456/6Beryl Reid tells Sian Phillips about her theatrical life on the road.
| 08:40Actor Jared Harris chooses tracks by Tony Bennett and Monty Python. 08:501/2A story of self-discovery and second chances starring Paul Ritter and Tamsin Greig.
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| 09:00 | 09:003/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game. 09:306/10The influence of evolutionary theory, phrenology and a hole in Phineas Gage's head. 09:45Christian Worship with a Bible reading, prayer and Christian music led by Bert Tosh.
| 09:005/6What are you like at small talk? Better than David Sedaris? 09:307/10Dr Geoff Bunn discovers Freud's original contribution was via the microscope. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Imogen Ball.
| 09:005/6Steph McGovern poses devilishly devious dilemmas to guests Russell Kane and Isy Suttie. 09:308/10Dr Geoff Bunn on how chemical transmission became a fundamental concept in neuroscience. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Reverend Grace Thomas.
| 09:005/6Award-winning comedian Mark Watson re-embarks on his doomed quest to understand life. 09:309/10The impact of the electroencephalograph, which made brain waves visible. 09:45A service marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day, led by Padre Mark Perry
| 09:006/6Granny Kumar is back - and ready to chat with her sisters. 09:3010/10Dr Geoff Bunn discusses the impact of neurology on how we understand ourselves today. 09:45Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Bishop David Walker.
| 09:002/4Grown-up Nigel Molesworth hates office life and dreams of the Caribbean. 09:30Kenneth Horne's tales from Ireland and ‘Hornerama’ spotlights cinema.
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| 10:00 | 10:00The humorist talks about the music that stirs his emotions, including Louis Armstrong. 10:30Guy Schalom hunts out the spirit of the new Egypt in the musical roots of the bellydance
| 10:00Kamila Shamsie and Jeffrey Archer join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books. 10:30Aleks Krotoski explores the amazing world of fictional food made real.
| 10:00The profound influence that many years spent in Europe had on the work of James Joyce.
| 10:00Iszi Lawrence chooses record-breaking aviator Diana Barnato Walker 10:30Ilse Rewald recalls secretly living secretly as a Jew in Nazi Germany. 10:50VE Day saw Londoners celebrate the end of the Second World War in Europe.
| 10:00Exploring the hymn that inspires campaigners, charity workers and reformed alcoholics. 10:30Kate Williams explores the history and development of the modern winning smile
| 10:003/3John Wilson looks back at the best of Mastertapes from Rufus Wainwright to David Gray.
| 10:00Ben is obliged to prove his sporting prowess. 10:30Dick plays matchmaker with Jimmy, and Eth is shocked by Ron's honeymoon plans.
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| 11:00 | 11:006/6Wimsey is determined to finally solve the murder of an advertising copywriter. 11:305/7Four men are battling to recover their investment in Harvey Metcalfe's dodgy fraud scheme.
| 11:001/4The Glaswegian cops are on the case when a corpse is discovered on Maryhill Road. 11:306/7Stephen Bradley tackles part two of his plan to retrieve his stolen investment.
| 11:002/4A headless body puzzles the Glaswegian cops - there's not a speck of blood on it. 11:307/7One of the four - Lord James Brigsley - has yet to come up with his plan.
| 11:003/4Police probe an accountant's killing in Glasgow. Why was Samuel Lurinsky decapitated? 11:301/7West finds the body of a crook, but faces opposition...
| 11:004/4Glaswegian detective Donoghue closes in on Lorinski's killer, but where is he? 11:302/7A round-table conference but it's a vicious circle for West! Stars Patrick Allen.
| 11:00Dubbed Britain's Thelma and Louise, two elderly ladies take off in a "borrowed" car.
| 11:00Former footballer Ian Wright is castaway by Lauren Laverne. 11:45Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
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| 12:00 | 12:001/6Marcia quits sophisticated London for a doctor's surgery on a remote Northumbrian island. 12:308/13Harold hopes he's found true love. Adapted from BBC TV.
| 12:005/10Clearing out the cellar, Audrey finds more than she had bargained for. 12:3019/26Inspector Ned Seagoon is hot in pursuit of a mysterious nose assailant.
| 12:001/6Three promising graduates are still underachieving in their 30s. Stars Richard E Grant. 12:3010/20Making no money in showbiz, The Lad Himself sees his future in selling coffee.
| 12:001/8Hilda is spurred into action when the local day centre faces closure. 12:306/10A rare gull sparks chaos on the railway!
| 12:005/6Izzy spends her birthday coping with the surprise news that she's pregnant. 12:301/8Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Stars Ronnie Barker.
| 12:30Robert Powell reads Colin Thubron’s account of his epic river journey, from source to sea.
| 12:00Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive with Paul Farley. 12:30Women's wartime experiences revealed in Virginia Nicholson's account.
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| 13:00 | 13:003/6Andy thinks everyone’s forgotten his birthday but doesn't know a surprise is awaiting him. 13:301/5As the conflict begins, women learn first-aid and witness Dunkirk's horrors first hand. 13:451/10A story of self discovery and second chances. Stars Paul Ritter and Tamsin Greig.
| 13:001/4After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know. 13:302/5A ship's hit by a torpedo and one woman's terrifying recollections. 13:452/10Tina opens up about her family life and presses Anders about his wife, Birgitt.
| 13:002/6Alice catches up with some old friends and the entire family do a house-sit 13:303/5How women entered the workplace during wartime. 13:453/10Anders opens up about Birgitt and ritual. Tina considers the life-cycle of the farm.
| 13:001/4Return of the comedy about two mismatched sisters. Stars Susan Calman and Ashley Jensen. 13:304/5With speculation of a second front, one woman starts to make gliders. 13:454/10Anders' daughter Karin is pregnant. Will she tell the father?
| 13:002/4There’s bonding over Scotch and Margaret braves the shops. Stars Alison Steadman. 13:305/5As VE day celebrations fade, women wonder what the future holds. 13:455/10There is a rumpus at the farm. Anders' relationship with his children deepens.
| 13:456/6Beryl Reid tells Sian Phillips about her theatrical life on the road.
| 13:40Actor Jared Harris chooses tracks by Tony Bennett and Monty Python. 13:501/2A story of self-discovery and second chances starring Paul Ritter and Tamsin Greig.
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| 14:00 | 14:001/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Mark Radcliffe. 14:302/6When a top author gets writer's block, Lucy and Daniel get landed with an unwelcome guest.
| 14:005/6Simon Mayo hosts a three-way battle to find out which is the funniest comedy generation. 14:302/6Hugo Kellerman, writer of the futuristic 1962 radio soap, tries scripting TV sci-fi.
| 14:006/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Kathy Lette, Andy Miller and Stephen Fry. 14:301/6Tommy and Sheila's sneaky agent schemes to sell off their back catalogue.
| 14:005/6Three students from Robinson College, Cambridge, take on their dons in the upbeat quiz. 14:306/6Charlotte gets surprising news, while Roger and Victoria must cope with a new arrival.
| 14:002/6Gyles Brandreth quizzes Anthony Holden, Stella Duffy, Lynne Truss and Rowan Pelling. 14:301/4Mr Mulliner tells the tale of a bishop facing a prickly dilemma
| 14:002/4Grown-up Nigel Molesworth hates office life and dreams of the Caribbean. 14:30Kenneth Horne's tales from Ireland and ‘Hornerama’ spotlights cinema.
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| 15:00 | 15:001/5VE Day 1945. Exploring how people reacted to the news and how they celebrated the day. 15:45A chance find in a bookshop prompts a pregnant woman to reflect on her journey
| 15:002/5After VE Day, the realities of servicemen's return to civilian life began to bite... 15:45A young woman decides it's time to move out of her parents' house.
| 15:003/5Second World War’s aftermath, possessions, places and most of all people, never to return 15:45An ill-timed attempt to kick a football leads to a trip to the hospital.
| 15:004/51945. The aftermath of war saw Britain in crisis with an immediate General Election. 15:45A writer goes to Lucca to complete another author’s novel.
| 15:005/5The first years of peace after the Second World War ended. 15:45Annika is a well organised widow. But a Facebook request sets her back
| 15:003/3John Wilson looks back at the best of Mastertapes from Rufus Wainwright to David Gray.
| 15:00Ben is obliged to prove his sporting prowess. 15:30Dick plays matchmaker with Jimmy, and Eth is shocked by Ron's honeymoon plans.
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| 16:00 | 16:00The humorist talks about the music that stirs his emotions, including Louis Armstrong. 16:30Guy Schalom hunts out the spirit of the new Egypt in the musical roots of the bellydance
| 16:00Kamila Shamsie and Jeffrey Archer join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books. 16:30Aleks Krotoski explores the amazing world of fictional food made real.
| 16:00The profound influence that many years spent in Europe had on the work of James Joyce.
| 16:00Iszi Lawrence chooses record-breaking aviator Diana Barnato Walker 16:30Ilse Rewald recalls secretly living secretly as a Jew in Nazi Germany. 16:50VE Day saw Londoners celebrate the end of the Second World War in Europe.
| 16:00Exploring the hymn that inspires campaigners, charity workers and reformed alcoholics. 16:30Kate Williams explores the history and development of the modern winning smile
| 16:001/22000 years old and still beautiful. Ayesha despotically rules a secret kingdom.
| 16:002/3Sceptical scientist James moves to Standlake, famous for its lake monster. Horror story. 16:453/5A young girl found in a wolf's den goes to work for a dreadful patron.
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| 17:00 | 17:006/6Wimsey is determined to finally solve the murder of an advertising copywriter. 17:305/7Four men are battling to recover their investment in Harvey Metcalfe's dodgy fraud scheme.
| 17:001/4The Glaswegian cops are on the case when a corpse is discovered on Maryhill Road. 17:306/7Stephen Bradley tackles part two of his plan to retrieve his stolen investment.
| 17:002/4A headless body puzzles the Glaswegian cops - there's not a speck of blood on it. 17:307/7One of the four - Lord James Brigsley - has yet to come up with his plan.
| 17:003/4Police probe an accountant's killing in Glasgow. Why was Samuel Lurinsky decapitated? 17:301/7West finds the body of a crook, but faces opposition...
| 17:004/4Glaswegian detective Donoghue closes in on Lorinski's killer, but where is he? 17:302/7A round-table conference but it's a vicious circle for West! Stars Patrick Allen.
| 17:00Dubbed Britain's Thelma and Louise, two elderly ladies take off in a "borrowed" car.
| 17:00Former footballer Ian Wright is castaway by Lauren Laverne. 17:45Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
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| 18:00 | 18:001/6Marcia quits sophisticated London for a doctor's surgery on a remote Northumbrian island. 18:308/13Harold hopes he's found true love. Adapted from BBC TV.
| 18:005/10Clearing out the cellar, Audrey finds more than she had bargained for. 18:3019/26Inspector Ned Seagoon is hot in pursuit of a mysterious nose assailant.
| 18:001/6Three promising graduates are still underachieving in their 30s. Stars Richard E Grant. 18:3010/20Making no money in showbiz, The Lad Himself sees his future in selling coffee.
| 18:001/8Hilda is spurred into action when the local day centre faces closure. 18:306/10A rare gull sparks chaos on the railway!
| 18:005/6Izzy spends her birthday coping with the surprise news that she's pregnant. 18:301/8Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Stars Ronnie Barker.
| 18:30Robert Powell reads Colin Thubron’s account of his epic river journey, from source to sea.
| 18:00Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive with Paul Farley. 18:30Women's wartime experiences revealed in Virginia Nicholson's account.
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| 19:00 | 19:003/6Andy thinks everyone’s forgotten his birthday but doesn't know a surprise is awaiting him. 19:301/5As the conflict begins, women learn first-aid and witness Dunkirk's horrors first hand. 19:451/10A story of self discovery and second chances. Stars Paul Ritter and Tamsin Greig.
| 19:001/4After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know. 19:302/5A ship's hit by a torpedo and one woman's terrifying recollections. 19:452/10Tina opens up about her family life and presses Anders about his wife, Birgitt.
| 19:002/6Alice catches up with some old friends and the entire family do a house-sit 19:303/5How women entered the workplace during wartime. 19:453/10Anders opens up about Birgitt and ritual. Tina considers the life-cycle of the farm.
| 19:001/4Return of the comedy about two mismatched sisters. Stars Susan Calman and Ashley Jensen. 19:304/5With speculation of a second front, one woman starts to make gliders. 19:454/10Anders' daughter Karin is pregnant. Will she tell the father?
| 19:002/4There’s bonding over Scotch and Margaret braves the shops. Stars Alison Steadman. 19:305/5As VE day celebrations fade, women wonder what the future holds. 19:455/10There is a rumpus at the farm. Anders' relationship with his children deepens.
| 19:456/6Beryl Reid tells Sian Phillips about her theatrical life on the road.
| 19:40Actor Jared Harris chooses tracks by Tony Bennett and Monty Python. 19:501/2A story of self-discovery and second chances starring Paul Ritter and Tamsin Greig.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Mark Radcliffe. 20:302/6When a top author gets writer's block, Lucy and Daniel get landed with an unwelcome guest.
| 20:005/6Simon Mayo hosts a three-way battle to find out which is the funniest comedy generation. 20:302/6Hugo Kellerman, writer of the futuristic 1962 radio soap, tries scripting TV sci-fi.
| 20:006/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Kathy Lette, Andy Miller and Stephen Fry. 20:301/6Tommy and Sheila's sneaky agent schemes to sell off their back catalogue.
| 20:005/6Three students from Robinson College, Cambridge, take on their dons in the upbeat quiz. 20:306/6Charlotte gets surprising news, while Roger and Victoria must cope with a new arrival.
| 20:002/6Gyles Brandreth quizzes Anthony Holden, Stella Duffy, Lynne Truss and Rowan Pelling. 20:301/4Mr Mulliner tells the tale of a bishop facing a prickly dilemma
| 20:002/4Grown-up Nigel Molesworth hates office life and dreams of the Caribbean. 20:30Kenneth Horne's tales from Ireland and ‘Hornerama’ spotlights cinema.
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| 21:00 | 21:001/5VE Day 1945. Exploring how people reacted to the news and how they celebrated the day. 21:45A chance find in a bookshop prompts a pregnant woman to reflect on her journey
| 21:002/5After VE Day, the realities of servicemen's return to civilian life began to bite... 21:45A young woman decides it's time to move out of her parents' house.
| 21:003/5Second World War’s aftermath, possessions, places and most of all people, never to return 21:45An ill-timed attempt to kick a football leads to a trip to the hospital.
| 21:004/51945. The aftermath of war saw Britain in crisis with an immediate General Election. 21:45A writer goes to Lucca to complete another author’s novel.
| 21:005/5The first years of peace after the Second World War ended. 21:45Annika is a well organised widow. But a Facebook request sets her back
| 21:003/3John Wilson looks back at the best of Mastertapes from Rufus Wainwright to David Gray.
| 21:00Ben is obliged to prove his sporting prowess. 21:30Dick plays matchmaker with Jimmy, and Eth is shocked by Ron's honeymoon plans.
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| 22:00 | 22:003/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game. 22:302/6Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and John O'Farrell look forward to the Year of the Telepathone
| 22:005/6What are you like at small talk? Better than David Sedaris? 22:306/6The eager threesome attempt a Christmas number one.
| 22:005/6Steph McGovern poses devilishly devious dilemmas to guests Russell Kane and Isy Suttie. 22:305/5Spike Milligan is this week's sketch show guest and is given a signed horse.
| 22:005/6Award-winning comedian Mark Watson re-embarks on his doomed quest to understand life. 22:304/4Kenny's new girlfriend wants to join his a cappella band - but she can't sing.
| 22:00Hold on to your hats, it’s time for some diversity training. 22:304/4Series finale with Stoneybridge Town Council, Little Girl, Frank Hovis, Denzil and Calum.
| 22:004/4As civilisation collapses, Bridget Christie embarks on a comic quest for her Shangri-La. 22:301/8A looming wedding pushes everyone to the limit. 22:55Jake Yapp chats to David Benson and Jack Lane about their Dad’s Army stage show.
| 22:002/6The Questers find themselves held by the ruthless barbarian Ragnar Half-tooth. 22:304/6Alan and Lind reveal hidden talents, while Dave seeks a nun's advice on infidelity. 22:55Jake Yapp chats again to David Benson and Jack Lane about their Dad’s Army stage show.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Esyllt Sears presents coverage from the 2025 Machynlleth Comedy Festival. 23:15Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Jordan Brookes looks at the things learned from childhood. 23:303/8Ed Byrne and Lucy Porter join host Andy Zaltzman for the topical panel quiz show.
| 23:00Esyllt Sears presents coverage from the 2025 Machynlleth Comedy Festival. 23:151/6John locates a fancy new toaster on the internet, but will he be outbid? 23:304/6It's Stuart's birthday, and Joe and Terry plan a bash. Nicola meets a very handsome man.
| 23:00Esyllt Sears presents coverage from the 2025 Machynlleth Comedy Festival. 23:15A student breaks up the tedium of her summer job in increasingly unhinged, ways. 23:303/6The news remixed. This week - Elections, 100 Days of Trump, and Trans Labyrinth. 23:453/4Dodgy Phil builds the world's biggest pub named after the Titanic, but is it undrinkable?
| 23:00Esyllt Sears presents coverage from the 2025 Machynlleth Comedy Festival. 23:153/4Series from sketch supergroup Tarot, where all sketches are linked by sound effects. 23:302/4From pedantic dinner dates to coping with annoying friends. Stars Jocelyn Jee Esien.
| 23:00Esyllt Sears presents coverage from the 2025 Machynlleth Comedy Festival. 23:153/4Stand-up from the comedienne who is keen to put her worries into perspective. 23:304/6Talking fruit meets crosswords in the bizarre sketch comedy world.
| 23:001/5Reckless parenting to faking surgery for real. 23:304/6Alexei Sayle interviews Lenny Henry in the tag talk show.
| 23:001/4Sketch trio Daphne head off to Malaysia to find Phil's legendary criminal uncle Pak Belang 23:306/6Life and Death prove to be very close neighbours for the staff in the mortuary.
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