Schedule
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Early
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00:00
EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 10
10/15 As Dr Aziz's trial approaches, Mrs Moore will offer Adela no words of comfort.
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00:15
Sport and the British—Sport for All
26/30 Clare Balding asks why and when the British government got involved in sport.
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00:30
Winifred Holtby - South Riding—Episode 15
15/15 Lydia finds a body. Headmistress Sarah Burton must make some decisions.
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00:45
Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History—Episode 5
5/5 Suffering a stroke on stage, Henry Irving dies, but Ellen Terry battles on.
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01:00
Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 2, Episode 1
1/4 John Hegley, Barbara Nice, Andrew Lawrence and Scouting for Girls join Arthur Smith.
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01:30
Fry's English Delight—Series 1, Cliche
3/3 Hither and thither were cliches, from 725.
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02:00
Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted—Episode 1
1/4 The thespian sleuth is set to open in the West End - but the real drama happens backstage.
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02:30
When Harry Met Sooty
Jack Dee presents the rags-to-riches story of Britain's most famous glove puppet.
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03:00
Edith Wharton - Madame de Treymes
John Durham's fight for the woman he loves sparks a confrontation with a devious family.
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04:00
Four Stories by F Scott Fitzgerald—Three Hours Between Planes
4/4 Donald reunites with his childhood love Nancy and old emotions stir.
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04:15
Ashes to Antarctica
Setting off to scatter her husband's ashes, a widow discovers more than she bargained for.
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05:00
Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, New House
6/6 Patrick and Stella find their dream house, but will the children scupper their move?
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05:30
Smelling of Roses—Series 4, Episode 5
5/6 A TV stars reaps what she's sown, when Rosie helps launch a new garden centre.
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Morning
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06:00
James Baldwin’s Last Amen
Clarke Peters recalls the 1987 production of James Baldwin's The Amen Corner.
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07:45
Centurions—Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness
Owen Knowles, Dr Robert Hampson and John Milius discuss the moral ambiguity in this novel.
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08:00
Archive on 4—The British on Top of the World
Climber Stephen Venables recalls Sir Chris Bonington's 1975 expedition to Everest.
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09:00
James Follett's Men, Martians and Machines
Including The Devil to Pay, The Man Who Invented Yesterday and The Bionic Blob.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Queens of Noise - Omnibus—Get It On
All-girl band Velveteens are high with excitement as they sign their first record deal.
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13:15
In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Ed McBain
The crime novelist tells Anthony Clare about his childhood and commitment to writing.
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14:00
The Goon Show—Series 8, The Junk Affair
2/26 Neddie combs the world for junk, hoping to corner the market and make a packet.
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14:30
Dad's Army—Series 3, Ten Seconds From Now
26/26 The platoon is selected to take part in a worldwide radio show.
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15:00
Archive on 4—The British on Top of the World
Climber Stephen Venables recalls Sir Chris Bonington's 1975 expedition to Everest.
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16:00
James Baldwin’s Last Amen
Clarke Peters recalls the 1987 production of James Baldwin's The Amen Corner.
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17:45
Centurions—Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness
Owen Knowles, Dr Robert Hampson and John Milius discuss the moral ambiguity in this novel.
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Evening
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18:00
Mike Walker - Omega
A civil engineer questions his existence as he builds the world's tallest tower.
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19:00
James Follett's Men, Martians and Machines
Including The Devil to Pay, The Man Who Invented Yesterday and The Bionic Blob.
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22:00
Vivian Stanshall's Radio Flashes—Episode 1
1/3 Music and comedy - and Keith Moon.
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Late
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00:00
Mike Walker - Omega
A civil engineer questions his existence as he builds the world's tallest tower.
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01:00
Archive on 4—The British on Top of the World
Climber Stephen Venables recalls Sir Chris Bonington's 1975 expedition to Everest.
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02:00
Queens of Noise - Omnibus—Get It On
All-girl band Velveteens are high with excitement as they sign their first record deal.
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03:15
In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Ed McBain
The crime novelist tells Anthony Clare about his childhood and commitment to writing.
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04:00
James Baldwin’s Last Amen
Clarke Peters recalls the 1987 production of James Baldwin's The Amen Corner.
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05:45
Centurions—Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness
Owen Knowles, Dr Robert Hampson and John Milius discuss the moral ambiguity in this novel.
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