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LIVE - 16:00 - Great Lives
00:00 - Archive on 4
Julian Huxley and the Invention of the Public Scientist
Through the life of Julian Huxley Jim Al-Khalili explores the idea of the public scientist
01:00 - Curlew in Autumn
4. The Hermit
4/6 As the mystery deepens can lawyer Peter Calman discoverer the whereabouts of Tim Leighton?
01:30 - The Rivals
Series 1, 2. Professor SFX Van Dusen: The Problem of Cell 13
2/4 Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' rival Professor SFX ... More>>Van Dusen.
02:00 - Ballylenon
Series 5, Episode 2
2/6 The debate rages over President Hoover's cottage, and Stumpy collects signatures.
02:30 - Hancock's Half Hour
Series 2, The Television Set
9/12 Living in the only house in Railway Cuttings without a TV, the Lad takes action.
03:00 - Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups
Series 2, Running on Empty
3/6 Tom is invited on a stag weekend, and his dad signs up for the Sheffield marathon.
03:30 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
3. Eclipse
3/5 Helen Macdonald on crowds, community and the experience of witnessing an eclipse.
03:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
3. Respect
3/25 Jean Valjean wins respect, but life is less rosy for Fantine.
04:00 - Counterpoint
Series 27, 2013 Heat 2
2/13 Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
04:30 - Hazelbeach
Series 2, Meat
3/6 Likeable conman Ronnie organises a raffle whilst James seems to be having a bad hair day.
05:00 - Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm
2. Amos's Call
2/4 Flora aims to tidy up the Starkadders, and the apocalyptic ravings of preacher Amos.
06:00 - Curlew in Autumn
5. Dungrennan Bay
5/6 Calman's investigation gets hampered.
06:30 - The Rivals
Series 1, 3. Paul Beck: Murder by Proxy
3/4 Inspector Lestrade presents Paul Beck, who gives Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.
07:00 - Are You From the Bugle?
The Drama Began
1/6 Graham is the local paper's new cub reporter. What could go wrong?
07:30 - It Sticks Out Half A Mile
4. Inspecting the Piles?
Maritime mayhem abounds when Pike and Uncle Arthur set sail...
08:00 - Mr Muzak
Series 1, 2. Rock the Boat
2/2 Cocktail pianist Nigel Penny is booked to perform afloat. Stars Richie Webb.
08:30 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
4. Wicken & In Spight of Prisons
4/5 Helen Macdonald on nature reserves and our precious relationship with the natural world.
08:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
4. Fate
4/25 Jean Valjean resolves to let God decide his fate.
09:00 - Phil Ellis Is Trying
Series 3, Pondlife 2000
4/4 Phil finds himself in court when he is accused of murdering a hipster.
09:30 - His Master's Voices
4. The Theatre/EMI Archive
4/5 Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.
09:45 - Daily Service
Therefore with angels - Message for Mary
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Rachel Mann.
10:00 - Great Lives
Tintin
Nick Danziger breaks the programme's rules with comic book adventurer, Tintin.
10:30 - The Real Apprentice
Jon Manel investigates the world of the apprentice.
11:00 - Curlew in Autumn
5. Dungrennan Bay
5/6 Calman's investigation gets hampered.
11:30 - The Rivals
Series 1, 3. Paul Beck: Murder by Proxy
3/4 Inspector Lestrade presents Paul Beck, who gives Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.
12:00 - Are You From the Bugle?
The Drama Began
1/6 Graham is the local paper's new cub reporter. What could go wrong?
12:30 - It Sticks Out Half A Mile
4. Inspecting the Piles?
Maritime mayhem abounds when Pike and Uncle Arthur set sail...
13:00 - Mr Muzak
Series 1, 2. Rock the Boat
2/2 Cocktail pianist Nigel Penny is booked to perform afloat. Stars Richie Webb.
13:30 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
4. Wicken & In Spight of Prisons
4/5 Helen Macdonald on nature reserves and our precious relationship with the natural world.
13:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
4. Fate
4/25 Jean Valjean resolves to let God decide his fate.
14:00 - Wordaholics
Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 Gyles Brandreth welcomes Josh Widdicombe, Susie Dent, Helen Keen and Natalie Haynes.
14:30 - The Brothers
Series 3, Gothic
2/6 Nigel is haunted, while Michael thinks he is Bruce Willis.
15:00 - Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm
3. Elfine's Rights
3/4 Flora aims to transform Elfine into the belle of the ball. Comedy with Patricia Gallimore.
16:00 - Great Lives - LIVE
Tintin
Nick Danziger breaks the programme's rules with comic book adventurer, Tintin.
16:30 - The Real Apprentice
Jon Manel investigates the world of the apprentice.
17:00 - Curlew in Autumn
5. Dungrennan Bay
5/6 Calman's investigation gets hampered.
17:30 - The Rivals
Series 1, 3. Paul Beck: Murder by Proxy
3/4 Inspector Lestrade presents Paul Beck, who gives Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.
18:00 - Are You From the Bugle?
The Drama Began
1/6 Graham is the local paper's new cub reporter. What could go wrong?
18:30 - It Sticks Out Half A Mile
4. Inspecting the Piles?
Maritime mayhem abounds when Pike and Uncle Arthur set sail...
19:00 - Mr Muzak
Series 1, 2. Rock the Boat
2/2 Cocktail pianist Nigel Penny is booked to perform afloat. Stars Richie Webb.
19:30 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
4. Wicken & In Spight of Prisons
4/5 Helen Macdonald on nature reserves and our precious relationship with the natural world.
19:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
4. Fate
4/25 Jean Valjean resolves to let God decide his fate.
20:00 - Wordaholics
Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 Gyles Brandreth welcomes Josh Widdicombe, Susie Dent, Helen Keen and Natalie Haynes.
20:30 - The Brothers
Series 3, Gothic
2/6 Nigel is haunted, while Michael thinks he is Bruce Willis.
21:00 - Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm
3. Elfine's Rights
3/4 Flora aims to transform Elfine into the belle of the ball. Comedy with Patricia Gallimore.
22:00 - Phil Ellis Is Trying
Series 3, Pondlife 2000
4/4 Phil finds himself in court when he is accused of murdering a hipster.
22:30 - On the Hour
Series 1, Episode 1
1/5 All the news as it happens, if it happens. Savagely satirical award-winning comedy.
23:00 - The Harpoon
Series 3, Episode 3
3/4 Great beverages from history, in the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure story papers.
23:30 - Party
Series 2, Is the Party Over?
4/4 The politicians decide to tackle drugs and homelessness, but what about their future?
00:00 - Great Lives
Tintin
Nick Danziger breaks the programme's rules with comic book adventurer, Tintin.
00:30 - The Real Apprentice
Jon Manel investigates the world of the apprentice.
01:00 - Curlew in Autumn
5. Dungrennan Bay
5/6 Calman's investigation gets hampered.
01:30 - The Rivals
Series 1, 3. Paul Beck: Murder by Proxy
3/4 Inspector Lestrade presents Paul Beck, who gives Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.
02:00 - Are You From the Bugle?
The Drama Began
1/6 Graham is the local paper's new cub reporter. What could go wrong?
02:30 - It Sticks Out Half A Mile
4. Inspecting the Piles?
Maritime mayhem abounds when Pike and Uncle Arthur set sail...
03:00 - Mr Muzak
Series 1, 2. Rock the Boat
2/2 Cocktail pianist Nigel Penny is booked to perform afloat. Stars Richie Webb.
03:30 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
4. Wicken & In Spight of Prisons
4/5 Helen Macdonald on nature reserves and our precious relationship with the natural world.
03:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
4. Fate
4/25 Jean Valjean resolves to let God decide his fate.
04:00 - Wordaholics
Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 Gyles Brandreth welcomes Josh Widdicombe, Susie Dent, Helen Keen and Natalie Haynes.
04:30 - The Brothers
Series 3, Gothic
2/6 Nigel is haunted, while Michael thinks he is Bruce Willis.
05:00 - Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm
3. Elfine's Rights
3/4 Flora aims to transform Elfine into the belle of the ball. Comedy with Patricia Gallimore.
06:00 - Curlew in Autumn
6. Back to the Cave
6/6 Calman has a showdown with Bullivant and they're all still looking for hermit Leighton.
06:30 - The Rivals
Series 1, 4. Loveday Brooke: The Mystery of Redstone Manor
4/4 Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' uncompromising rival L ... More>>oveday Brooke.
07:00 - The Older Woman
Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 Roy decides celibacy is the answer. But can he remain true to his principles?
07:30 - The Burkiss Way
Series 5, Love Big Brother the Burkiss Way
3/6 The team spoof George Orwell's 1984 and more.
08:00 - To Hull and Back
Series 3, Last Chance Salon
1/4 Sophie is knocked over and gets offered useful compensation.
08:30 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
5. Vesper Flights
5/5 Helen Macdonald celebrates and learns life lessons from swifts.
08:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
5. The Truth
5/25 The Mayor of Montreuil Sur Mer makes an astonishing declaration.
09:00 - Tudur Owen - Where on Earth is Anglesey?
Episode 2
2/2 Stand-up Tudur Owen puts Anglesey on the map - and meets its people
09:30 - His Master's Voices
5. The First Superstars
5/5 Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.
09:45 - Daily Service
Therefore with angels - Angel voices
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Chris Edmondson.
10:00 - Soul Music
Purple Rain
True stories of what Prince's epic ballad ‘Purple Rain’ means to people around the world.
10:30 - The Chalet School
Crime writer Val McDermid on how boarding school novels inspired her to be a writer.
11:00 - Curlew in Autumn
6. Back to the Cave
6/6 Calman has a showdown with Bullivant and they're all still looking for hermit Leighton.
11:30 - The Rivals
Series 1, 4. Loveday Brooke: The Mystery of Redstone Manor
4/4 Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' uncompromising rival L ... More>>oveday Brooke.
12:00 - The Older Woman
Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 Roy decides celibacy is the answer. But can he remain true to his principles?
12:30 - The Burkiss Way
Series 5, Love Big Brother the Burkiss Way
3/6 The team spoof George Orwell's 1984 and more.
13:00 - To Hull and Back
Series 3, Last Chance Salon
1/4 Sophie is knocked over and gets offered useful compensation.
13:30 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
5. Vesper Flights
5/5 Helen Macdonald celebrates and learns life lessons from swifts.
13:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
5. The Truth
5/25 The Mayor of Montreuil Sur Mer makes an astonishing declaration.
14:00 - Foul Play
Series 4, Dead as a Parrot
6/6 Crime writers Ian Rankin and Stella Duffy ponder a case of footballers and models.
14:30 - Lucky Heather
2. Wild Bunch
2/6 Heather helps a neighbour who is being harassed on the estate.
15:00 - Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm
4. Flora's Rights Again
4/4 As Elfine's big day nears, only Aunt Ada Doom is hindering Flora's campaign.
16:00 - Soul Music
Purple Rain
True stories of what Prince's epic ballad ‘Purple Rain’ means to people around the world.
16:30 - The Chalet School
Crime writer Val McDermid on how boarding school novels inspired her to be a writer.
17:00 - Curlew in Autumn
6. Back to the Cave
6/6 Calman has a showdown with Bullivant and they're all still looking for hermit Leighton.
17:30 - The Rivals
Series 1, 4. Loveday Brooke: The Mystery of Redstone Manor
4/4 Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' uncompromising rival L ... More>>oveday Brooke.
18:00 - The Older Woman
Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 Roy decides celibacy is the answer. But can he remain true to his principles?
18:30 - The Burkiss Way
Series 5, Love Big Brother the Burkiss Way
3/6 The team spoof George Orwell's 1984 and more.
19:00 - To Hull and Back
Series 3, Last Chance Salon
1/4 Sophie is knocked over and gets offered useful compensation.
19:30 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
5. Vesper Flights
5/5 Helen Macdonald celebrates and learns life lessons from swifts.
19:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
5. The Truth
5/25 The Mayor of Montreuil Sur Mer makes an astonishing declaration.
20:00 - Foul Play
Series 4, Dead as a Parrot
6/6 Crime writers Ian Rankin and Stella Duffy ponder a case of footballers and models.
20:30 - Lucky Heather
2. Wild Bunch
2/6 Heather helps a neighbour who is being harassed on the estate.
21:00 - Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm
4. Flora's Rights Again
4/4 As Elfine's big day nears, only Aunt Ada Doom is hindering Flora's campaign.
22:00 - Randy Feltface's Destruction Manual
2. Fire
Randy Feltface shares his burning passion.
22:30 - The Million Pound Radio Show
Series 2, Episode 5
5/8 Danger sports - and chicken terrorists. Starring Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell.
22:55 - The Comedy Club Interviews
Ed Patrick 3/3
Stephen Bailey interviews the doctor and comedian Ed Patrick.
23:00 - Absolute Power
Series 3, Episode 1
1/5 The government retainer is under threat when Prentiss McCabe is given a difficult task.
23:30 - Elvenquest
Series 1, Episode 2
2/6 Lord Darkness has Amis and wants the sword. Can Sam stop him?
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
6/6 Calman 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
4/4 Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' uncompromising rival L ... More>>oveday Brooke.
02:00 - The Older Woman
Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 Roy 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
3/6 The team spoof George Orwell's 1984 and more.
03:00 - To Hull and Back
Series 3, Last Chance Salon
1/4 Sophie is knocked over and gets offered useful compensation.
03:30 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
5. Vesper Flights
5/5 Helen Macdonald celebrates and learns life lessons from swifts.
03:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
5. The Truth
5/25 The Mayor of Montreuil Sur Mer makes an astonishing declaration.
04:00 - Foul Play
Series 4, Dead as a Parrot
6/6 Crime writers Ian Rankin and Stella Duffy ponder a case of footballers and models.
04:30 - Lucky Heather
2. Wild Bunch
2/6 Heather helps a neighbour who is being harassed on the estate.
05:00 - Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm
4. Flora's Rights Again
4/4 As Elfine's big day nears, only Aunt Ada Doom is hindering Flora's campaign.
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
2/5 A 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
12/12 Will 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
1/3 Viv Groskop celebrates amazing wom ... More>>en 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.
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
2/5 A 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
12/12 Will 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
1/3 Viv Groskop celebrates amazing wom ... More>>en 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...
1/2 With most of humanity blind, mobile carnivorous plants move in.
16:50 - The Fanthorpe Investigations
The Moving Coffins of Barbados
1/5 Priest 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.
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
2/5 A 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
12/12 Will 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
1/3 Viv Groskop celebrates amazing wom ... More>>en whose names aren't as well known as they should be.
22:00 - Welcome to Wherever You Are
Series 1, Episode 3
3/4 Comedy from Auckland, Bahrain and New York, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London.
22:30 - The Secret World
Series 4, Episode 1
1/6 Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson explore the bizarre private lives of famous folk.
23:00 - Two Episodes of Mash
Series 2, Episode 1
1/4 Find 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
4/6 Nathan Caton is unsympathetic when his parents are sick, as he has an important gig.
23:45 - Sounding Off with McGough
4. Heroes and Villains
4/6 Poetic reflections from Roger McGough, with tales of relatives and retsina. From May 2000.
00:00 - John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids
1. Can't You See? I'm Blind...
1/2 With most of humanity blind, mobile carnivorous plants move in.
00:50 - The Fanthorpe Investigations
The Moving Coffins of Barbados
1/5 Priest 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
2/5 A 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
12/12 Will 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
1/3 Viv Groskop celebrates amazing wom ... More>>en whose names aren't as well known as they should be.
06:00 - Desert Island Discs Revisited
Poet Castaways, Simon Armitage
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
06:45 - David Attenborough's Life Stories
Series 1, Sloths
Musings on the natural history of perhaps the most lethargic beast in the animal world.
07:00 - Poetry Extra
In the Studio - Ada Limón: A poem for Nasa
Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
07:30 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald (Omnibus)
Helen Macdonald's reads six essays about her passion and concerns for the natural world.
08:40 - Inheritance Tracks
David and Carrie Grant
The musical couple choose Andy Williams, Bob Marley & The Wailers and Roberta Flack.
08:50 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (Omnibus)
Episode 1
1/5 Ex-prisoner Jean Valjean begins a new life as the Mayor of Montreuil.
10:00 - The Clitheroe Kid
Series 6, Smile Please
4/20 Jimmy acquires a camera but his snaps are not appreciated.
10:30 - The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket
Series 2, The Norfolk Broads
2/13 The dear ladies take Maud for a boat trip on the Norfolk broads
11:00 - Desert Island Discs Revisited
Poet Castaways, Simon Armitage
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
11:45 - David Attenborough's Life Stories
Series 1, Sloths
Musings on the natural history of perhaps the most lethargic beast in the animal world.
12:00 - Poetry Extra
In the Studio - Ada Limón: A poem for Nasa
Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
12:30 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald (Omnibus)
Helen Macdonald's reads six essays about her passion and concerns for the natural world.
13:40 - Inheritance Tracks
David and Carrie Grant
The musical couple choose Andy Williams, Bob Marley & The Wailers and Roberta Flack.
13:50 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (Omnibus)
Episode 1
1/5 Ex-prisoner Jean Valjean begins a new life as the Mayor of Montreuil.
15:00 - The Clitheroe Kid
Series 6, Smile Please
4/20 Jimmy acquires a camera but his snaps are not appreciated.
15:30 - The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket
Series 2, The Norfolk Broads
2/13 The dear ladies take Maud for a boat trip on the Norfolk broads
16:00 - A Stone Woman by AS Byatt
2. Iceland
2/3 Ines worries whether her transformation will turn volcanic. Read by Penelope Wilton.
16:30 - Catch My Breath
Episode 1
1/5 Two women take refuge in a remote Scottish country house where a demon awaits them.
17:00 - Desert Island Discs Revisited
Poet Castaways, Simon Armitage
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
17:45 - David Attenborough's Life Stories
Series 1, Sloths
Musings on the natural history of perhaps the most lethargic beast in the animal world.
18:00 - Poetry Extra
In the Studio - Ada Limón: A poem for Nasa
Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
18:30 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald (Omnibus)
Helen Macdonald's reads six essays about her passion and concerns for the natural world.
19:40 - Inheritance Tracks
David and Carrie Grant
The musical couple choose Andy Williams, Bob Marley & The Wailers and Roberta Flack.
19:50 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (Omnibus)
Episode 1
1/5 Ex-prisoner Jean Valjean begins a new life as the Mayor of Montreuil.
21:00 - The Clitheroe Kid
Series 6, Smile Please
4/20 Jimmy acquires a camera but his snaps are not appreciated.
21:30 - The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket
Series 2, The Norfolk Broads
2/13 The dear ladies take Maud for a boat trip on the Norfolk broads
22:00 - On the Town with the League of Gentlemen
A Guest at the Dentons
1/6 The dark comedy about the 'local people' of Spent, before it hit TV.
22:30 - Electric Ink
Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper.
23:00 - Old Harry's Game
Series 1, Introduction
1/6 Fed up with eternity, Satan decides hell needs some new guests.
23:30 - Elastic Planet
The Hair
6/6 A documentary maker films endangered hairstyles in the cosmic comedy of connections.
23:45 - Hearing with Hegley
Series 3, Episode 6
6/8 The Luton laureate muses on school puddings and asks his audience 'how long is your dog?'
00:00 - A Stone Woman by AS Byatt
2. Iceland
2/3 Ines worries whether her transformation will turn volcanic. Read by Penelope Wilton.
00:30 - Catch My Breath
Episode 1
1/5 Two women take refuge in a remote Scottish country house where a demon awaits them.
01:00 - Desert Island Discs Revisited
Poet Castaways, Simon Armitage
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
01:45 - David Attenborough's Life Stories
Series 1, Sloths
Musings on the natural history of perhaps the most lethargic beast in the animal world.
02:00 - Poetry Extra
In the Studio - Ada Limón: A poem for Nasa
Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
02:30 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald (Omnibus)
Helen Macdonald's reads six essays about her passion and concerns for the natural world.
03:40 - Inheritance Tracks
David and Carrie Grant
The musical couple choose Andy Williams, Bob Marley & The Wailers and Roberta Flack.
03:50 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (Omnibus)
Episode 1
1/5 Ex-prisoner Jean Valjean begins a new life as the Mayor of Montreuil.
05:00 - The Clitheroe Kid
Series 6, Smile Please
4/20 Jimmy acquires a camera but his snaps are not appreciated.
05:30 - The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket
Series 2, The Norfolk Broads
2/13 The dear ladies take Maud for a boat trip on the Norfolk broads
06:00 - In The Keep-net
A boy is found half-drowned. A petty thief is accused of attempted murder.
06:45 - Whodunnits
Bloody Eisteddfod, 1. Busy Week
1/5 Old friends and National Eisteddfod - it's not going to be a quiet week.
07:00 - The Emerald Green Show
Celebrations
1/4 Emerald Green is a vain, ambitious black woman. Can she really become a chat-show queen?
07:30 - The Navy Lark
Series 11, Sir Willoughby's Party
5/17 Leslie is set up with a blind date as a plus-one for a posh do aboard HMS Troutbridge.
08:00 - In and Out of the Kitchen
Series 3, The Works Barbecue
5/6 Damien reluctantly helps out at one of Anthony's barbecues.
08:30 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
1. Inhabitants
1/10 Piranesi witnesses the joining of three tides and introduces us to the House inhabitants.
08:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
6. Rescue
6/25 Jean Valjean sets out to rescue Cosette from the Thenardiers.
09:00 - Just a Minute
Series 93, 3. Rhymes with Touché and Suché and John Belushé
3/6 Kiell Smith-Bynoe joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel ... More>> show.
09:30 - The River
1. Sabrina and the Fish of No Return
1/5 Five different writers give illustrated talks on the theme of The River.
09:45 - Daily Service
Rest - Stepping Back from Busy Times
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Anne Read
10:00 - Frankly Speaking
Flora Robson
Actress Dame Flora Robson answers the questions in the BBC Home Service's interview series
10:30 - The Trumpet Shall Sound
Julian Joseph goes in search of black classical musicians who played over the centuries.
11:00 - In The Keep-net
A boy is found half-drowned. A petty thief is accused of attempted murder.
11:45 - Whodunnits
Bloody Eisteddfod, 1. Busy Week
1/5 Old friends and National Eisteddfod - it's not going to be a quiet week.
12:00 - The Emerald Green Show
Celebrations
1/4 Emerald Green is a vain, ambitious black woman. Can she really become a chat-show queen?
12:30 - The Navy Lark
Series 11, Sir Willoughby's Party
5/17 Leslie is set up with a blind date as a plus-one for a posh do aboard HMS Troutbridge.
13:00 - In and Out of the Kitchen
Series 3, The Works Barbecue
5/6 Damien reluctantly helps out at one of Anthony's barbecues.
13:30 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
1. Inhabitants
1/10 Piranesi witnesses the joining of three tides and introduces us to the House inhabitants.
13:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
6. Rescue
6/25 Jean Valjean sets out to rescue Cosette from the Thenardiers.
14:00 - It's Not What You Know
Series 5, Episode 4
4/4 Joe Lycett tests Russell Kane, Fern Britton and Ivo Graham on who they know, not what.
14:30 - Spending My Inheritance
Where There's a Will
3/6 Cash-strapped Harry tries to discover if his extravagant parents have made a will.
15:00 - Ronald Frame - The Hydro
Series 1, 1. New Beginnings
1/4 Fee Drummond must run the family hotel in the Scottish Highlands after her husband’s death
15:45 - Short Works
Table Manners by Susmita Bhattacharya, 1. Good Golly Miss Molly
1/5 Mouli’s parrot mimics her late husband.
16:00 - Frankly Speaking
Flora Robson
Actress Dame Flora Robson answers the questions in the BBC Home Service's interview series
16:30 - The Trumpet Shall Sound
Julian Joseph goes in search of black classical musicians who played over the centuries.
17:00 - In The Keep-net
A boy is found half-drowned. A petty thief is accused of attempted murder.
17:45 - Whodunnits
Bloody Eisteddfod, 1. Busy Week
1/5 Old friends and National Eisteddfod - it's not going to be a quiet week.
18:00 - The Emerald Green Show
Celebrations
1/4 Emerald Green is a vain, ambitious black woman. Can she really become a chat-show queen?
18:30 - The Navy Lark
Series 11, Sir Willoughby's Party
5/17 Leslie is set up with a blind date as a plus-one for a posh do aboard HMS Troutbridge.
19:00 - In and Out of the Kitchen
Series 3, The Works Barbecue
5/6 Damien reluctantly helps out at one of Anthony's barbecues.
19:30 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
1. Inhabitants
1/10 Piranesi witnesses the joining of three tides and introduces us to the House inhabitants.
19:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
6. Rescue
6/25 Jean Valjean sets out to rescue Cosette from the Thenardiers.
20:00 - It's Not What You Know
Series 5, Episode 4
4/4 Joe Lycett tests Russell Kane, Fern Britton and Ivo Graham on who they know, not what.
20:30 - Spending My Inheritance
Where There's a Will
3/6 Cash-strapped Harry tries to discover if his extravagant parents have made a will.
21:00 - Ronald Frame - The Hydro
Series 1, 1. New Beginnings
1/4 Fee Drummond must run the family hotel in the Scottish Highlands after her husband’s death
21:45 - Short Works
Table Manners by Susmita Bhattacharya, 1. Good Golly Miss Molly
1/5 Mouli’s parrot mimics her late husband.
22:00 - Just a Minute
Series 93, 3. Rhymes with Touché and Suché and John Belushé
3/6 Kiell Smith-Bynoe joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel ... More>> show.
22:30 - Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train
Series 1, London to Glasgow
2/6 Alexei Sayle chats to passengers on a rail journey from London to Glasgow.
23:00 - The News Quiz
Series 115, Episode 5
5/8 Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.
23:30 - Chris Addison's Civilization
A Sense of Identity
4/4 The thinking idiot's anthropologist explains how mankind makes society function.
00:00 - Frankly Speaking
Flora Robson
Actress Dame Flora Robson answers the questions in the BBC Home Service's interview series
00:30 - The Trumpet Shall Sound
Julian Joseph goes in search of black classical musicians who played over the centuries.
01:00 - In The Keep-net
A boy is found half-drowned. A petty thief is accused of attempted murder.
01:45 - Whodunnits
Bloody Eisteddfod, 1. Busy Week
1/5 Old friends and National Eisteddfod - it's not going to be a quiet week.
02:00 - The Emerald Green Show
Celebrations
1/4 Emerald Green is a vain, ambitious black woman. Can she really become a chat-show queen?
02:30 - The Navy Lark
Series 11, Sir Willoughby's Party
5/17 Leslie is set up with a blind date as a plus-one for a posh do aboard HMS Troutbridge.
03:00 - In and Out of the Kitchen
Series 3, The Works Barbecue
5/6 Damien reluctantly helps out at one of Anthony's barbecues.
03:30 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
1. Inhabitants
1/10 Piranesi witnesses the joining of three tides and introduces us to the House inhabitants.
03:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
6. Rescue
6/25 Jean Valjean sets out to rescue Cosette from the Thenardiers.
04:00 - It's Not What You Know
Series 5, Episode 4
4/4 Joe Lycett tests Russell Kane, Fern Britton and Ivo Graham on who they know, not what.
04:30 - Spending My Inheritance
Where There's a Will
3/6 Cash-strapped Harry tries to discover if his extravagant parents have made a will.
05:00 - Ronald Frame - The Hydro
Series 1, 1. New Beginnings
1/4 Fee Drummond must run the family hotel in the Scottish Highlands after her husband’s death
05:45 - Short Works
Table Manners by Susmita Bhattacharya, 1. Good Golly Miss Molly
1/5 Mouli’s parrot mimics her late husband.
06:00 - RD Wingfield
RD Wingfield - Cleft Stick
Joan tells her husband John that she shot a man - but tells the police a different tale.
06:45 - Whodunnits
Bloody Eisteddfod, 2. Complications
2/5 Serious crimes, family complications and sorting out a camp site!
07:00 - Rent
Series 3, Episode 6
6/6 The end of an era as first faltering steps are taken, literally and metaphorically.
07:30 - The Goon Show
Series 6, Sale of Manhattan
11/26 Neddie Seagoon learns he is the rightful owner of New York and sets off to reclaim it.
08:00 - Alone
Series 2, Front Window
4/6 Ellie suggests a neighbourhood stake out when the garden pot plants are stolen again.
08:30 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
2. Message
2/10 The birds bring Piranesi a message to the House.
08:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
7. New Beginning?
7/25 Jean Valjean and Cosette arrive in Paris to start a new life.
09:00 - Yesterday in Parliament
08/10/2024
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.
09:30 - The River
2. Soul Estuary: The Mouth of the River
2/5 Alan Read explores Estuary Soul in Essex.
09:45 - Daily Service
Rest - Feeling Overwhelmed
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Haydon Spenceley
10:00 - A Good Read
Alice Lowe and Andrew Hunter Murray
Alice Lowe and Andrew Hunter Murray talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
10:30 - Journey of a Lifetime
2016: Nina Plapp. A Cello in the Desert
Nina Plapp takes her cello Cuthbert to Rajasthan in search of the roots of gypsy music.
11:00 - RD Wingfield
RD Wingfield - Cleft Stick
Joan tells her husband John that she shot a man - but tells the police a different tale.
11:45 - Whodunnits
Bloody Eisteddfod, 2. Complications
2/5 Serious crimes, family complications and sorting out a camp site!
12:00 - Rent
Series 3, Episode 6
6/6 The end of an era as first faltering steps are taken, literally and metaphorically.
12:30 - The Goon Show
Series 6, Sale of Manhattan
11/26 Neddie Seagoon learns he is the rightful owner of New York and sets off to reclaim it.
13:00 - Alone
Series 2, Front Window
4/6 Ellie suggests a neighbourhood stake out when the garden pot plants are stolen again.
13:30 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
2. Message
2/10 The birds bring Piranesi a message to the House.
13:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
7. New Beginning?
7/25 Jean Valjean and Cosette arrive in Paris to start a new life.
14:00 - Booked
Series 1, Episode 5
5/6 Ian McMillan's literary game with Mark Thomas, Roger McGough, Dillie Keane, Miles Kington.
14:30 - Romantic Friction
Love Hurts
2/4 Romance writer Anna's love life is causing problems on the page.
15:00 - Ronald Frame - The Hydro
Series 1, 2. Finances
2/4 With the hotel facing financial trouble, can Fee Drummond prove her hotel plans will work?
15:45 - Short Works
Table Manners by Susmita Bhattacharya, 2. Dusk Over Atlantic Wharf
2/5 Lata, from Mumbai and newly wed, must adjust to her new life ... More>>in Cardiff.
16:00 - A Good Read
Alice Lowe and Andrew Hunter Murray
Alice Lowe and Andrew Hunter Murray talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
16:30 - Journey of a Lifetime
2016: Nina Plapp. A Cello in the Desert
Nina Plapp takes her cello Cuthbert to Rajasthan in search of the roots of gypsy music.
17:00 - RD Wingfield
RD Wingfield - Cleft Stick
Joan tells her husband John that she shot a man - but tells the police a different tale.
17:45 - Whodunnits
Bloody Eisteddfod, 2. Complications
2/5 Serious crimes, family complications and sorting out a camp site!
18:00 - Rent
Series 3, Episode 6
6/6 The end of an era as first faltering steps are taken, literally and metaphorically.
18:30 - The Goon Show
Series 6, Sale of Manhattan
11/26 Neddie Seagoon learns he is the rightful owner of New York and sets off to reclaim it.
19:00 - Alone
Series 2, Front Window
4/6 Ellie suggests a neighbourhood stake out when the garden pot plants are stolen again.
19:30 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
2. Message
2/10 The birds bring Piranesi a message to the House.
19:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
7. New Beginning?
7/25 Jean Valjean and Cosette arrive in Paris to start a new life.
20:00 - Booked
Series 1, Episode 5
5/6 Ian McMillan's literary game with Mark Thomas, Roger McGough, Dillie Keane, Miles Kington.
20:30 - Romantic Friction
Love Hurts
2/4 Romance writer Anna's love life is causing problems on the page.
21:00 - Ronald Frame - The Hydro
Series 1, 2. Finances
2/4 With the hotel facing financial trouble, can Fee Drummond prove her hotel plans will work?
21:45 - Short Works
Table Manners by Susmita Bhattacharya, 2. Dusk Over Atlantic Wharf
2/5 Lata, from Mumbai and newly wed, must adjust to her new life ... More>>in Cardiff.
22:00 - Heresy
Series 12, Episode 4
4/6 Sally Phillips, Josh Widdicombe and Sathnam Sanghera join Victoria Coren Mitchell.
22:30 - The Consultants
Series 2, Episode 4
4/6 Taking register at stunt school and Tarzan learns the alphabet.
23:00 - The Shuttleworths
Series 3, Midsummer Madras
6/6 Mary thinks she has seen a mouse, so John Shuttleworth starts a musical investigation.
23:15 - Warhorses of Letters
Series 2, Episode 2
2/4 Can Marengo and Copenhagen's equine love overcome conflicting wedding plans?
23:30 - Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World
Series 1, Good and Evil
4/6 The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries.
00:00 - A Good Read
Alice Lowe and Andrew Hunter Murray
Alice Lowe and Andrew Hunter Murray talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
00:30 - Journey of a Lifetime
2016: Nina Plapp. A Cello in the Desert
Nina Plapp takes her cello Cuthbert to Rajasthan in search of the roots of gypsy music.
01:00 - RD Wingfield
RD Wingfield - Cleft Stick
Joan tells her husband John that she shot a man - but tells the police a different tale.
01:45 - Whodunnits
Bloody Eisteddfod, 2. Complications
2/5 Serious crimes, family complications and sorting out a camp site!
02:00 - Rent
Series 3, Episode 6
6/6 The end of an era as first faltering steps are taken, literally and metaphorically.
02:30 - The Goon Show
Series 6, Sale of Manhattan
11/26 Neddie Seagoon learns he is the rightful owner of New York and sets off to reclaim it.
03:00 - Alone
Series 2, Front Window
4/6 Ellie suggests a neighbourhood stake out when the garden pot plants are stolen again.
03:30 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
2. Message
2/10 The birds bring Piranesi a message to the House.
03:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
7. New Beginning?
7/25 Jean Valjean and Cosette arrive in Paris to start a new life.
04:00 - Booked
Series 1, Episode 5
5/6 Ian McMillan's literary game with Mark Thomas, Roger McGough, Dillie Keane, Miles Kington.
04:30 - Romantic Friction
Love Hurts
2/4 Romance writer Anna's love life is causing problems on the page.
05:00 - Ronald Frame - The Hydro
Series 1, 2. Finances
2/4 With the hotel facing financial trouble, can Fee Drummond prove her hotel plans will work?
05:45 - Short Works
Table Manners by Susmita Bhattacharya, 2. Dusk Over Atlantic Wharf
2/5 Lata, from Mumbai and newly wed, must adjust to her new life ... More>>in Cardiff.
06:00 - Drama on 4
Kellie Smith - The Archivist
Tense drama as things spiral out of control when Ben starts to secretly film his family.
06:45 - Whodunnits
Bloody Eisteddfod, 3. Enemies
3/5 Daf Dafis learns more about his old friend Gethin Teifi.
07:00 - Ballylenon
Series 5, Episode 3
3/6 How far will some residents go to make sure that the sale of a certain cottage suceeds?
07:30 - The Missing Hancocks
Series 3, The Three Sons
1/5 This modern morality tale tells the story of old Ebidiah Hancock and his three sons.
08:00 - Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups
Series 2, The Separatists
4/6 Tom's parents take extreme measures when a new zebra crossing appears outside their house.
08:30 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
3. Papers
3/10 Piranesi finds mysterious scraps of paper written on - and a meeting makes him uneasy.
08:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
8. The Plan
8/25 A plan is hatched to smuggle Jean Valjean out of the convent.
09:00 - Yesterday in Parliament
09/10/2024
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.
09:30 - The River
3. Rivers of Faith
3/5 Martin Palmer reflects on rivers and their spiritual significance.
09:45 - Daily Service
Rest - Taking Support from God
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Steve Benson
10:00 - Archive on 4
Peak Hype
Murray Lachlan Young traces the rise of hyperbole and asks: Have we reached Peak Hype?
11:00 - Drama on 4
Kellie Smith - The Archivist
Tense drama as things spiral out of control when Ben starts to secretly film his family.
11:45 - Whodunnits
Bloody Eisteddfod, 3. Enemies
3/5 Daf Dafis learns more about his old friend Gethin Teifi.
12:00 - Ballylenon
Series 5, Episode 3
3/6 How far will some residents go to make sure that the sale of a certain cottage suceeds?
12:30 - The Missing Hancocks
Series 3, The Three Sons
1/5 This modern morality tale tells the story of old Ebidiah Hancock and his three sons.
13:00 - Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups
Series 2, The Separatists
4/6 Tom's parents take extreme measures when a new zebra crossing appears outside their house.
13:30 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
3. Papers
3/10 Piranesi finds mysterious scraps of paper written on - and a meeting makes him uneasy.
13:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
8. The Plan
8/25 A plan is hatched to smuggle Jean Valjean out of the convent.
14:00 - Counterpoint
Series 27, 2013 Heat 3
3/13 Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
14:30 - Hazelbeach
Series 2, Tour Guide
4/6 Ronnie loses a prized possession and Nick learns what it means to be the Daddy.
15:00 - Ronald Frame - The Hydro
Series 1, 3. Shocks
3/4 Fee Drummond receives a legal bombshell from the bank about the hotel.
15:45 - Short Works
Table Manners by Susmita Bhattacharya, 3. Letters Home
3/5 Hassan writes home to his wife in Bangladesh.
16:00 - Archive on 4
Peak Hype
Murray Lachlan Young traces the rise of hyperbole and asks: Have we reached Peak Hype?
17:00 - Drama on 4
Kellie Smith - The Archivist
Tense drama as things spiral out of control when Ben starts to secretly film his family.
17:45 - Whodunnits
Bloody Eisteddfod, 3. Enemies
3/5 Daf Dafis learns more about his old friend Gethin Teifi.
18:00 - Ballylenon
Series 5, Episode 3
3/6 How far will some residents go to make sure that the sale of a certain cottage suceeds?
18:30 - The Missing Hancocks
Series 3, The Three Sons
1/5 This modern morality tale tells the story of old Ebidiah Hancock and his three sons.
19:00 - Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups
Series 2, The Separatists
4/6 Tom's parents take extreme measures when a new zebra crossing appears outside their house.
19:30 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
3. Papers
3/10 Piranesi finds mysterious scraps of paper written on - and a meeting makes him uneasy.
19:45 - Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
8. The Plan
8/25 A plan is hatched to smuggle Jean Valjean out of the convent.
20:00 - Counterpoint
Series 27, 2013 Heat 3
3/13 Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
20:30 - Hazelbeach
Series 2, Tour Guide
4/6 Ronnie loses a prized possession and Nick learns what it means to be the Daddy.
21:00 - Ronald Frame - The Hydro
Series 1, 3. Shocks
3/4 Fee Drummond receives a legal bombshell from the bank about the hotel.
21:45 - Short Works
Table Manners by Susmita Bhattacharya, 3. Letters Home
3/5 Hassan writes home to his wife in Bangladesh.
22:00 - Ivo Graham's Obsessions
Series 1, 1. Phil Wang & Su Pollard
Phil Wang and Su Pollard share their obsessions with Ivo Graham.
22:30 - The Goldfish Bowl
Series 2, Episode 5
5/8 Anton’s worried about Liam TV habits. Can he stop him becoming a couch potato?
22:45 - Deborah Frances-White Introduces...
5. Jessica Fostekew
5/5 Deborah Frances-White gives Jessica Fostekew the prompt of The Devil You Know.
23:00 - Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes
Series 1, Inventors
5/6 Owain Glyndwr and William Robert Grove face judgement. Expect a glorious service station.
23:30 - The Skewer
Series 12, Episode 4
4/8 Jon Holmes' award-winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news.
23:45 - Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair
Series 1, George's Cake
4/6 For her husband's 60th birthday, top cook Bea bakes him a cake with a special message.
