12:30 AM - 01:00 AM
The Man in Black
1/5. Mark Gatiss introduces David Lemon's tale of a lost soul offered hope, but with a sinister price attached. Stars Clare Corbett.
01:00 AM - 01:45 AM
Desert Island Discs Revisited
From Aggers & Johnston to Van Morrison. Impressionist Rory Bremner shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From 2003.
01:45 AM - 02:00 AM
David Attenborough's Life Stories
Legendary naturalist Sir David muses on the natural history of perhaps the most lethargic beast in the animal world. From 2009.
02:00 AM - 02:30 AM
Poetry Extra: Between the Ears...
...- Songs of the Mojave Desert. Daljit Nagra selects Between the Ears - Songs of the Mojave Desert with Mojave American poet Natalie Diaz. From 2020.
02:30 AM - 03:40 AM
Apricots on the Nile (Omnibus)
The culinary-tinged memoirs of a woman raised in multi-cultural, cosmopolitan Cairo in the 1940s. Read by Barbara Flynn.
03:40 AM - 03:50 AM
Inheritance Tracks
Actor, writer and stand-up Suzi Ruffe chooses 'You Can't Hurry Love' by The Supremes and 'Heart's Content' by Brandi Carlile.
03:50 AM - 05:00 AM
All Passion Spent (Omnibus)
88 years-old and widowed, Lady Slane defies her children to embark on an independent life. Stars Honor Blackman.
05:00 AM - 05:30 AM
Ray's A Laugh
Ted and Kitty bicker over too much toothpaste, plus news of a curious will. Stars Ted Ray and Kitty Bluett. From November 1949.
05:30 AM - 06:00 AM
Home to Roost
Father's excited, he wants to get a new mower. Mother has other ideas. Stars Mollie Sugden and Deryck Guyler. From 1975.
06:00 AM - 06:45 AM
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1/6. The sleuth heads to Devon, when a racehorse favourite disappears - and his trainer is found murdered. Stars Clive Merrison.
06:45 AM - 07:00 AM
The Poison Belt
1/5. 4 Extra Debut. Professor Challenger faces his greatest danger yet: Earth will pass through a poisonous ether belt. Read by Peter Pacey.
07:00 AM - 07:30 AM
In The Red
5/7. With a crucial by-election, the murders continue - but George Cragge is on the case. Stars Michael Williams. From February 1995.
07:30 AM - 08:00 AM
Dad's Army
3/20. Mainwaring's platoon gets an offer of weapons, but there's a catch. Adapted from BBC TV with Arthur Lowe. From 1974.
08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Alexei Sayle's The Absence of Normal
3/4. A Liverpudlian pensioner rediscovers an unhealthy lust for murder after seeing off a mugger. Stars Paul Barber. From 2019.
08:30 AM - 08:45 AM
Sick Heart River
1/10. Sir Edward Leithen undertakes one last heroic mission. Paul Young reads the author's last novel set in the Canadian wilderness.
08:45 AM - 09:00 AM
The Way We Live Right Now
1/15. 4 Extra Debut. Ex-British Tennis Number Two Felix 'Flex' Carbury once had a career. Now he's got a problem. Stars Dexter Fletcher.
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Just a Minute
1/6. Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Lucy Porter, Zoe Lyons and Stephen Mangan to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
On The Beach
1/5. Writer and film-maker Roger Deakin spends a summer day at Jaywick Sands, near Clacton on the Essex coast. From 2003.
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Daily Service
Rev Liz Maitland leads a service from The Chapel of the Good Shepherd in Airedale Hospital, for a special week of services on the work of chaplains across Bradford and Yorkshire.
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Frankly Speaking
The French entertainer talks frankly about his career. Extract of the BBC Home Service's pioneering interview series. From 1963.
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM
Witness History
It's 70 years since one of the world's best-selling books was published - compiled by the McWhirter twin brothers. From 2015.
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Costume Drama: The Wonderful World of Cosplay
4 Extra Debut. Yasmeen Khan meets people across the UK who don costumes and make-up of their favourite TV and film characters. From 2017.
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1/6. The sleuth heads to Devon, when a racehorse favourite disappears - and his trainer is found murdered. Stars Clive Merrison.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
The Poison Belt
1/5. 4 Extra Debut. Professor Challenger faces his greatest danger yet: Earth will pass through a poisonous ether belt. Read by Peter Pacey.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
In The Red
5/7. With a crucial by-election, the murders continue - but George Cragge is on the case. Stars Michael Williams. From February 1995.
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Dad's Army
3/20. Mainwaring's platoon gets an offer of weapons, but there's a catch. Adapted from BBC TV with Arthur Lowe. From 1974.
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Alexei Sayle's The Absence of Normal
3/4. A Liverpudlian pensioner rediscovers an unhealthy lust for murder after seeing off a mugger. Stars Paul Barber. From 2019.
01:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Sick Heart River
1/10. Sir Edward Leithen undertakes one last heroic mission. Paul Young reads the author's last novel set in the Canadian wilderness.
01:45 PM - 02:00 PM
The Way We Live Right Now
1/15. 4 Extra Debut. Ex-British Tennis Number Two Felix 'Flex' Carbury once had a career. Now he's got a problem. Stars Dexter Fletcher.
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Booked
2/6. Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with David Stafford, Dillie Keane, Arthur Smith and Roger McGough. From December 1998.
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
The Party Line
5/6. Family friction for Duncan Stonebridge as MPs debate the Religious and Racial Hatred Bill. Stars James Fleet. From June 2005.
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
So Much Blood
Charles Paris takes his one-man show to the 1999 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and ends up in a real drama. Stars Bill Nighy.
04:00 PM - 04:20 PM
Frankly Speaking
The French entertainer talks frankly about his career. Extract of the BBC Home Service's pioneering interview series. From 1963.
04:20 PM - 04:30 PM
Witness History
It's 70 years since one of the world's best-selling books was published - compiled by the McWhirter twin brothers. From 2015.
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Costume Drama: The Wonderful World of Cosplay
4 Extra Debut. Yasmeen Khan meets people across the UK who don costumes and make-up of their favourite TV and film characters. From 2017.
05:00 PM - 05:45 PM
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1/6. The sleuth heads to Devon, when a racehorse favourite disappears - and his trainer is found murdered. Stars Clive Merrison.
05:45 PM - 06:00 PM
The Poison Belt
1/5. 4 Extra Debut. Professor Challenger faces his greatest danger yet: Earth will pass through a poisonous ether belt. Read by Peter Pacey.
06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
In The Red
5/7. With a crucial by-election, the murders continue - but George Cragge is on the case. Stars Michael Williams. From February 1995.
06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Dad's Army
3/20. Mainwaring's platoon gets an offer of weapons, but there's a catch. Adapted from BBC TV with Arthur Lowe. From 1974.
07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Alexei Sayle's The Absence of Normal
3/4. A Liverpudlian pensioner rediscovers an unhealthy lust for murder after seeing off a mugger. Stars Paul Barber. From 2019.
07:30 PM - 07:45 PM
Sick Heart River
1/10. Sir Edward Leithen undertakes one last heroic mission. Paul Young reads the author's last novel set in the Canadian wilderness.
07:45 PM - 08:00 PM
The Way We Live Right Now
1/15. 4 Extra Debut. Ex-British Tennis Number Two Felix 'Flex' Carbury once had a career. Now he's got a problem. Stars Dexter Fletcher.
08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Booked
2/6. Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with David Stafford, Dillie Keane, Arthur Smith and Roger McGough. From December 1998.
08:30 PM - 09:00 PM
The Party Line
5/6. Family friction for Duncan Stonebridge as MPs debate the Religious and Racial Hatred Bill. Stars James Fleet. From June 2005.
09:00 PM - 10:00 PM
So Much Blood
Charles Paris takes his one-man show to the 1999 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and ends up in a real drama. Stars Bill Nighy.
10:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Just a Minute
1/6. Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Lucy Porter, Zoe Lyons and Stephen Mangan to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
10:30 PM - 10:55 PM
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing
1/4. Resenting being underestimated by his family, Nathan decides to show them his worth. With Adjoa Andoh. From September 2014.
10:55 PM - 11:00 PM
The Comedy Club Interview
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Stephen Bailey chats to comedian Gareth Joyner.
11:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Too Long; Didn't Read
5/6. Columns. Analysis. The Guardian's Long Read. Who has time? Catherine Bohart does, and she's going beyond the headlines to give you the lowdown on one of the week's biggest stories.
11:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Cliche
From a game show for toffs to the Loch Ness monster. Sketches galore with Simon Molloy and Carole Hayman. From April 1981.
12:00 AM - 12:20 AM
Frankly Speaking
The French entertainer talks frankly about his career. Extract of the BBC Home Service's pioneering interview series. From 1963.
12:20 AM - 12:30 AM
Witness History
It's 70 years since one of the world's best-selling books was published - compiled by the McWhirter twin brothers. From 2015.
12:30 AM - 01:00 AM
Costume Drama: The Wonderful World of Cosplay
4 Extra Debut. Yasmeen Khan meets people across the UK who don costumes and make-up of their favourite TV and film characters. From 2017.