Schedule
Early
00:00
The Octopus by Anita Sullivan
Scientist Hester wants to understand what it is like to have eight legs and no bones.
00:45
Report on an Unidentified Space Station by JG Ballard
Two members of a space crew go missing on a space station.
01:00
Having a Ball by Alan Bleasdale
Men awaiting vasectomies contemplate more than just the surgery.
02:20
Inheritance Tracks—Stephen Fry
Actor Stephen Fry chooses tracks by Richard Wagner and Herb Alpert.
02:30
A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney (Omnibus)
Rob Delaney’s unflinching account of the life and death of his young son.
03:45
The Fosdyke Saga—2. The Fly in the Ointment
The owner of the tripe works takes a shine to Fosdyke's daughter.
04:00
At Home With Hinge and Bracket—5. Evelyn Laye
5/6Legendary musical theatre star Evelyn Laye joins the ladies for songs and conversation.
04:30
Beyond Our Ken—Series 4, Episode 4
4/20A murder mystery for Kenneth Horne, and Hornerama looks at The Sea.
05:00
Motherhood: Bump, Birth and Beyond—1. Bump
1/3Jessica Fostekew charts the highs and lows of conceiving, carrying and coping with a baby.
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Morning
06:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Oscar Winners 3, Sandy Powell
Costume designer Sandy Powell is cast away by Lauren Laverne.
06:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Songsters
The messages conveyed in the syllables, melodies and repeated phrases of singing birds.
07:00
Poetry Extra—The Echo Chamber - Gillian Clarke
Daljit Nagra marks the Spring Equinox with another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive
07:30
Stephen Fry on the Phone (Omnibus)
Hello?! Stephen Fry explores the history of mobile phones.
08:40
Inheritance Tracks—Emily Watson
Actor Emily Watson chooses tracks by Puccini and The Specials.
08:50
Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green (Omnibus)
Irene and Vera's thoughts turn to all things environmental.
10:00
Al Read Classics—02/05/1976
The morning after a boy's night out and setting up home. Al Read - man of many voices.
10:30
Take It From Here—From 26/05/1955
Eth worries she'll make a bad wife for Ron Glum.
11:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Oscar Winners 3, Sandy Powell
Costume designer Sandy Powell is cast away by Lauren Laverne.
11:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Songsters
The messages conveyed in the syllables, melodies and repeated phrases of singing birds.
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Afternoon
12:00
Poetry Extra—The Echo Chamber - Gillian Clarke
Daljit Nagra marks the Spring Equinox with another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive
12:30
Stephen Fry on the Phone (Omnibus)
Hello?! Stephen Fry explores the history of mobile phones.
13:40
Inheritance Tracks—Emily Watson
Actor Emily Watson chooses tracks by Puccini and The Specials.
13:50
Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green (Omnibus)
Irene and Vera's thoughts turn to all things environmental.
15:00
Al Read Classics—02/05/1976
The morning after a boy's night out and setting up home. Al Read - man of many voices.
15:30
Take It From Here—From 26/05/1955
Eth worries she'll make a bad wife for Ron Glum.
16:00
The Coma by Alex Garland—3. Dream State
3/5As Carl gets used to his coma world, he looks for triggers to wake him up.
16:30
The Slide—4. Heart-Beat
4/7Redlow’s MP becomes more erratic. His old enmity with Professor Gomez surfaces.
17:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Oscar Winners 3, Sandy Powell
Costume designer Sandy Powell is cast away by Lauren Laverne.
17:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Songsters
The messages conveyed in the syllables, melodies and repeated phrases of singing birds.
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Evening
18:00
Poetry Extra—The Echo Chamber - Gillian Clarke
Daljit Nagra marks the Spring Equinox with another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive
18:30
Stephen Fry on the Phone (Omnibus)
Hello?! Stephen Fry explores the history of mobile phones.
19:40
Inheritance Tracks—Emily Watson
Actor Emily Watson chooses tracks by Puccini and The Specials.
19:50
Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green (Omnibus)
Irene and Vera's thoughts turn to all things environmental.
21:00
Al Read Classics—02/05/1976
The morning after a boy's night out and setting up home. Al Read - man of many voices.
21:30
Take It From Here—From 26/05/1955
Eth worries she'll make a bad wife for Ron Glum.
22:00
Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed—Series 2, Forgery
1/4DS Nick Mohammed is immersed in the art world when a forgery ring is discovered.
22:30
The Nick Revell Show—Series 2, All's Well That Ends Well... Well, Well, Well
6/6The writer's charmed life makes him anxious.
23:00
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 12, The Writer in the Van
1/7Ed Reardon returns with a new idea for a novel and an exciting new home.
23:30
I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 2, Dame Joan Bakewell
3/6Dame Joan Bakewell listens to the Arctic Monkeys and has a beatboxing lesson.
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Late
00:00
The Coma by Alex Garland—3. Dream State
3/5As Carl gets used to his coma world, he looks for triggers to wake him up.
00:30
The Slide—4. Heart-Beat
4/7Redlow’s MP becomes more erratic. His old enmity with Professor Gomez surfaces.
01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Oscar Winners 3, Sandy Powell
Costume designer Sandy Powell is cast away by Lauren Laverne.
01:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Songsters
The messages conveyed in the syllables, melodies and repeated phrases of singing birds.
02:00
Poetry Extra—The Echo Chamber - Gillian Clarke
Daljit Nagra marks the Spring Equinox with another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive
02:30
Stephen Fry on the Phone (Omnibus)
Hello?! Stephen Fry explores the history of mobile phones.
03:40
Inheritance Tracks—Emily Watson
Actor Emily Watson chooses tracks by Puccini and The Specials.
03:50
Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green (Omnibus)
Irene and Vera's thoughts turn to all things environmental.
05:00
Al Read Classics—02/05/1976
The morning after a boy's night out and setting up home. Al Read - man of many voices.
05:30
Take It From Here—From 26/05/1955
Eth worries she'll make a bad wife for Ron Glum.
