| 00:00 | 00:003/5John Le Mesurier plays a man falling for a Venice waiter with life-changing consequences. 00:306/6Stranded on the Golden Planet, the crew battle to return to Mars.
| 00:001/6Can a corporation's new plant strain mutation bring relief to famine-stricken countries? 00:30PD James and Julie Myerson are Sue MacGregor's book discussion guests.(R)
| 00:002/6As fires erupt, why is Ralph Exon's new plant strain mutation growing so rapidly? 00:301/6James Goodfellow speaks to Clare English about his invention of the cash machine.
| 00:003/6Can a corporation's new plant strain mutation bring relief to famine stricken countries? 00:30Film director Ken Russell talks about the music that makes him emotional.
| 00:004/6Having already sparked a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advance continues. 00:30Poet John Hegley chooses the author of Lady Chatterley's Lover, DH Lawrence.
| 00:005/6Despite the national emergency, landowners try to profit from the deadly Exon strain. 00:307/14Brinsley Forde discusses Aswad's album 'New Chapter' and performs tracks from it live.
| 00:00When his wife falls ill, Alex faces questions about what it means to be a person. 00:452/3After his mother's death, Rhett inherits a cookie jar with some very unusual properties.
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| 01:00 | 01:002/5Nell and her grandfather escape their money worries and head to the countryside.
| 01:001/4The actor-cum-sleuth is drawn into the murky world of a friend's marriage. 01:30Bob Dickinson explores the world of the body as performance art.
| 01:002/4The actor-cum-sleuth critique of a production of Marat Sade leads to a sinister discovery. 01:30The story of Sibelius's 'lost' Eighth Symphony - and its remarkable rediscovery.
| 01:003/4The actor-cum-sleuth hopes to prove Hugo did not murder his wife. 01:30A look at the life and work of Amitabh Bachchan, the biggest star in Bollywood
| 01:004/4Can thespian sleuth Charles Paris finally uncover who murdered Ellie? 01:30Terry Wogan and Isla St Clair recall one of Britain's most popular entertainers
| 01:001/6Posh sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes the death of a rich retired general. 01:30Poet Ian McMillan's pilgrimage to a fell pony race on a Lake District mountain
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| 02:00 | 02:15A young escort spots a way of changing her lifestyle. 02:302/2Jill arrives unexpectedly at her parents' home, children in tow.
| 02:001/10Stephen Sefton's life is a mess when he applies for a job with a populist educator. 02:151/10A profile of the 'father of the English suburb', architect Charles Francis Annesley Voysey 02:3011/25Driven to find shelter in a storm, Little Nell's grandfather returns to gambling. 02:451/5Paul Morley on his childhood and what it means to be a northerner.
| 02:002/10Sefton scrapes through Morley's tough interview. Then he meets his thrill-seeking daughter 02:152/10The modernist social experiment spawned the blocks of flats built in the early 1930s. 02:3012/25Lawyer Sampson Brass and his dragonish sister Sally are presented with a clerk. 02:452/5Holiday trips to the south coast expose the darker side of life in the north.
| 02:003/10Sefton and Morley head to Norfolk to do field research for the first of the county guides. 02:153/10Laurence considers how the post-war government urged the public to embrace 'good design'. 02:3013/25Dick Swiveller gets to know a mysterious gentleman and eavesdrops on a conversation. 02:453/5Sixties glamour hits Reddish, while football binds father and son together.
| 02:004/10Morley and Sefton's startling discovery diverts them from their research. 02:154/10How marriage became a means of coping with skill shortages in designing post-war homes. 02:3014/25Little Nell becomes confused as she tries to stop her grandfather's gambling. 02:454/5The teenage Paul Morley's head is turned when glam rock hits Manchester.
| 02:005/10In the local pub in Blakeney, the effusive Swanton Morley sticks out like a sore thumb. 02:155/10Laurence looks at the flamboyant and influential decorator, a superstar of the 1960s. 02:3015/25The hunt continues to track down Little Nell and her grandfather. 02:455/5It's 1976. Paul Morley sees the Sex Pistols play Manchester.
| 02:00Thriller about writing and the obsessive friendship between two women. With Janie Dee.
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| 03:00 | 03:452/2Radio pioneer Roger Eckersley's memories of life inside the new Broadcasting House in 1932
| 03:003/3Sarah visits Ronald in hospital and hears of Teddie's tragic encounter with Indian troops.
| 03:00As the war nears an end, can Mabel Layton's companion cope with some shattering events?
| 03:001/2Will the Layton family be able to unite behind Susan's decision to remarry?
| 03:002/2Guy returns to India for its independence, but country's division turns into a tragedy.
| 03:00After arriving in 1840s America, Scotsman Allan Pinkerton turns detective. 03:45The naturalist comments on the decline in collecting by children.
| 03:10The singer and broadcaster chooses tracks by Billie Holiday and Otis Redding. 03:15Arthur Smith joins Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale. 03:451/5Michael Williams stars as legendary 1940s radio star and all-round pessimist Robb Wilton.
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| 04:00 | 04:00Lina agrees to marry a charming stranger, but is he all that he seems?
| 04:002/4Clive Anderson with Gyles Brandreth, John O'Farrell, Natalie Haynes and Richard Herring. 04:302/8Mr Beeston remembers when school was a haven from the harsh perils of the outside world.
| 04:002/4The former BBC director-general quizzes a panel about himself. 04:306/6Struggling writer Wodehouse hopes that a new biography will change his fortunes.
| 04:00Roy Plomley's contestants battle to spot the mistakes. With Tim Rice. 04:305/5Metal detector treasure-hunting. Sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
| 04:006/6Johnny Vaughan, Alan Davies, Roisin Conaty and Arthur Smith devise the panel show's rounds 04:3010/10Bertie turns into a romantic novelist (again) when his chum falls in love (again).
| 04:004/6Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Arthur Smith and Antony Worrall Thompson join Graeme Garden. 04:304/6The travellers have reached.......well, actually they're lost in the middle of Uzbekistan.
| 04:00An actor's obsession with a bizarre murder sparks a deadly confrontation.
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| 05:00 | 05:00Poet Daljit Nagra introduces 'Stanza on Stage' featuring Les Murray and Kit Wright. 05:301/6The animals that don't get sanctuaries, and why do people literally shout at the radio?
| 05:005/6When Nancy elopes the whole family are worried about her, except for Father. 05:304/6Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Jenny Eclair and Tony Hawks.
| 05:006/6Jason's dad Eddie attempts a record-breaking electric organ session for charity. 05:304/4Sara looks at examples of altruistic behaviour and feats of generosity.
| 05:004/4As Sir Lucien pursues a vanity project, Sarah is about to take minimalism to the max. 05:302/4Joe Lycett tests Gyles Brandreth, Sarah Kendall and Phil Wang on who they know, not what.
| 05:001/4As a town prepares for its talent night, Mary gets a shock and Jonathan gets side-tracked. 05:302/6One head is better than two - as long as you have a spare in a jar.
| 05:003/4Emerald's feathers are ruffled when a bright and talented intern arrives on the show. 05:304/6Cookery writer Damien Trench dips his toe into the world of travel journalism.
| 05:303/7Sexagenarians Alan Coren and Christopher Matthew use free travel for another chatty trip.
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| 06:00 | 06:001/4The actor-cum-sleuth is drawn into the murky world of a friend's marriage. 06:30Bob Dickinson explores the world of the body as performance art.
| 06:002/4The actor-cum-sleuth critique of a production of Marat Sade leads to a sinister discovery. 06:30The story of Sibelius's 'lost' Eighth Symphony - and its remarkable rediscovery.
| 06:003/4The actor-cum-sleuth hopes to prove Hugo did not murder his wife. 06:30A look at the life and work of Amitabh Bachchan, the biggest star in Bollywood
| 06:004/4Can thespian sleuth Charles Paris finally uncover who murdered Ellie? 06:30Terry Wogan and Isla St Clair recall one of Britain's most popular entertainers
| 06:001/6Posh sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes the death of a rich retired general. 06:30Poet Ian McMillan's pilgrimage to a fell pony race on a Lake District mountain
| 06:00An actor's obsession with a bizarre murder sparks a deadly confrontation.
| 06:003/5Little Nell's grandfather returns to gambling and resorts to desperate measures.
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| 07:00 | 07:005/6When Nancy elopes the whole family are worried about her, except for Father. 07:304/6Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Jenny Eclair and Tony Hawks.
| 07:006/6Jason's dad Eddie attempts a record-breaking electric organ session for charity. 07:304/4Sara looks at examples of altruistic behaviour and feats of generosity.
| 07:004/4As Sir Lucien pursues a vanity project, Sarah is about to take minimalism to the max. 07:302/4Joe Lycett tests Gyles Brandreth, Sarah Kendall and Phil Wang on who they know, not what.
| 07:001/4As a town prepares for its talent night, Mary gets a shock and Jonathan gets side-tracked. 07:302/6One head is better than two - as long as you have a spare in a jar.
| 07:003/4Emerald's feathers are ruffled when a bright and talented intern arrives on the show. 07:304/6Cookery writer Damien Trench dips his toe into the world of travel journalism.
| 07:303/7Sexagenarians Alan Coren and Christopher Matthew use free travel for another chatty trip.
| 07:15An unmarried woman finds herself unexpectedly pregnant and decides to tell the father. 07:302/6Making new friends and the problem with polymath bestselling authors.
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| 08:00 | 08:005/12Sid hires the Lad to run his new venture, but there's a surprise... 08:303/6The shady lawyer's assistant gets kidnapped.
| 08:00Doddy and pals on their poor but happy childhoods and we learn of the Legover legacy. 08:30The bird-brained bureaucrats mind a budgie. What could go wrong?
| 08:003/20It's hands across the sea, as the crew of Troutbridge helps commission a foreign frigate. 08:3012/16Master spy Kenneth Horne probes a robot plot, while Julian and Sandy tackle his patio.
| 08:009/13Can Kate and George agree on a place to live together with baby Helen? 08:3016/27Neddie propels his mighty organ across the Sahara.
| 08:006/13The great Sir Ruddy Shame and the Ghost of McMuckle Manse. 08:303/12Lawyer Roger has a bad day at the races, thanks to Joy's uncle.
| 08:00Matthew Sweet celebrates the life and work of composer Delia Derbyshire.
| 08:00Ted puts money on Kitty's dream and reporter George chases down a forger. 08:3012/13Harry takes his troublesome nephew Edwin on an incident-packed coach journey down the M1.
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| 09:00 | 09:002/4Clive Anderson with Gyles Brandreth, John O'Farrell, Natalie Haynes and Richard Herring. 09:302/8Mr Beeston remembers when school was a haven from the harsh perils of the outside world.
| 09:003/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. 09:303/4Does Humphrey Partridge harbour a dark secret?
| 09:00Roy Plomley's contestants battle to spot the mistakes. With Tim Rice. 09:305/5Metal detector treasure-hunting. Sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
| 09:006/6Johnny Vaughan, Alan Davies, Roisin Conaty and Arthur Smith devise the panel show's rounds 09:3010/10Bertie turns into a romantic novelist (again) when his chum falls in love (again).
| 09:004/6Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Arthur Smith and Antony Worrall Thompson join Graeme Garden. 09:304/6The travellers have reached.......well, actually they're lost in the middle of Uzbekistan.
| 09:00Julia McKenzie and Denis Quilley star in a production by the National Theatre.
| 09:00The changing seasons in Cockshutt Wood, Herefordshire.
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| 10:00 | 10:003/3Sarah visits Ronald in hospital and hears of Teddie's tragic encounter with Indian troops.
| 10:00As the war nears an end, can Mabel Layton's companion cope with some shattering events?
| 10:001/2Will the Layton family be able to unite behind Susan's decision to remarry?
| 10:002/2Guy returns to India for its independence, but country's division turns into a tragedy.
| 10:00After arriving in 1840s America, Scotsman Allan Pinkerton turns detective. 10:45The naturalist comments on the decline in collecting by children.
| | 10:10How pen and ink had romantic advantages over today's social media.(R) 10:15Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Frank McCourt.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/5A wife arrested for murder protests her innocence, but there are doubts about her story. 11:15In 1917, the conflict in the First World War redrew the Middle East.
| 11:002/5Two fables, one about misconceptions, the other about the dangers of vanity. 11:15In 1917, the conflict in the First World War redrew the Middle East.
| 11:003/5A successful businessman has everything he wants, yet something haunts him. 11:15The young William Blake is on the lookout for a tiger, sketch pad in hand.
| 11:004/5Three ladies discuss the most important things in life - bridge and diets. 11:15Fact and fantasy combine in an imagined day of Beatrix Potter as a child.
| 11:005/5Richard Harenger, in need of new domestic help, is intrigued by his candidate. 11:15A re-imagining of Oscar Wilde’s hastily arranged sitting with a society palm reader.
| 11:35Stephen Sondheim in conversation with Mark Lawson, recorded at the Cheltenham Festival.
| 11:00'Standard Issue' from the UK and 'Heavyweight' from the US.
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| 12:00 | 12:005/12Sid hires the Lad to run his new venture, but there's a surprise... 12:303/6The shady lawyer's assistant gets kidnapped.
| 12:00Doddy and pals on their poor but happy childhoods and we learn of the Legover legacy. 12:30The bird-brained bureaucrats mind a budgie. What could go wrong?
| 12:003/20It's hands across the sea, as the crew of Troutbridge helps commission a foreign frigate. 12:3012/16Master spy Kenneth Horne probes a robot plot, while Julian and Sandy tackle his patio.
| 12:009/13Can Kate and George agree on a place to live together with baby Helen? 12:3016/27Neddie propels his mighty organ across the Sahara.
| 12:006/13The great Sir Ruddy Shame and the Ghost of McMuckle Manse. 12:303/12Lawyer Roger has a bad day at the races, thanks to Joy's uncle.
| 12:001/4As a town prepares for its talent night, Mary gets a shock and Jonathan gets side-tracked. 12:3016/27Neddie propels his mighty organ across the Sahara.
| 12:00Ted puts money on Kitty's dream and reporter George chases down a forger. 12:3012/13Harry takes his troublesome nephew Edwin on an incident-packed coach journey down the M1.
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| 13:00 | 13:001/4The actor-cum-sleuth is drawn into the murky world of a friend's marriage. 13:30Bob Dickinson explores the world of the body as performance art.
| 13:002/4The actor-cum-sleuth critique of a production of Marat Sade leads to a sinister discovery. 13:30The story of Sibelius's 'lost' Eighth Symphony - and its remarkable rediscovery.
| 13:003/4The actor-cum-sleuth hopes to prove Hugo did not murder his wife. 13:30A look at the life and work of Amitabh Bachchan, the biggest star in Bollywood
| 13:004/4Can thespian sleuth Charles Paris finally uncover who murdered Ellie? 13:30Terry Wogan and Isla St Clair recall one of Britain's most popular entertainers
| 13:001/6Posh sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes the death of a rich retired general. 13:30Poet Ian McMillan's pilgrimage to a fell pony race on a Lake District mountain
| 13:00Thriller about writing and the obsessive friendship between two women. With Janie Dee.
| 13:003/5Little Nell's grandfather returns to gambling and resorts to desperate measures.
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| 14:00 | 14:001/10Stephen Sefton's life is a mess when he applies for a job with a populist educator. 14:151/10A profile of the 'father of the English suburb', architect Charles Francis Annesley Voysey 14:3011/25Driven to find shelter in a storm, Little Nell's grandfather returns to gambling. 14:451/5Paul Morley on his childhood and what it means to be a northerner.
| 14:002/10Sefton scrapes through Morley's tough interview. Then he meets his thrill-seeking daughter 14:152/10The modernist social experiment spawned the blocks of flats built in the early 1930s. 14:3012/25Lawyer Sampson Brass and his dragonish sister Sally are presented with a clerk. 14:452/5Holiday trips to the south coast expose the darker side of life in the north.
| 14:003/10Sefton and Morley head to Norfolk to do field research for the first of the county guides. 14:153/10Laurence considers how the post-war government urged the public to embrace 'good design'. 14:3013/25Dick Swiveller gets to know a mysterious gentleman and eavesdrops on a conversation. 14:453/5Sixties glamour hits Reddish, while football binds father and son together.
| 14:004/10Morley and Sefton's startling discovery diverts them from their research. 14:154/10How marriage became a means of coping with skill shortages in designing post-war homes. 14:3014/25Little Nell becomes confused as she tries to stop her grandfather's gambling. 14:454/5The teenage Paul Morley's head is turned when glam rock hits Manchester.
| 14:005/10In the local pub in Blakeney, the effusive Swanton Morley sticks out like a sore thumb. 14:155/10Laurence looks at the flamboyant and influential decorator, a superstar of the 1960s. 14:3015/25The hunt continues to track down Little Nell and her grandfather. 14:455/5It's 1976. Paul Morley sees the Sex Pistols play Manchester.
| 14:10The singer and broadcaster chooses tracks by Billie Holiday and Otis Redding. 14:15Arthur Smith joins Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale. 14:451/5Michael Williams stars as legendary 1940s radio star and all-round pessimist Robb Wilton.
| 14:15An unmarried woman finds herself unexpectedly pregnant and decides to tell the father. 14:301/2A teenage girl has disappeared on the moors.
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| 15:00 | 15:003/3Sarah visits Ronald in hospital and hears of Teddie's tragic encounter with Indian troops.
| 15:00As the war nears an end, can Mabel Layton's companion cope with some shattering events?
| 15:001/2Will the Layton family be able to unite behind Susan's decision to remarry?
| 15:002/2Guy returns to India for its independence, but country's division turns into a tragedy.
| 15:00After arriving in 1840s America, Scotsman Allan Pinkerton turns detective. 15:45The naturalist comments on the decline in collecting by children.
| 15:00Matthew Sweet celebrates the life and work of composer Delia Derbyshire.
| 15:45Tribute to 'Gone with the Wind' film star Leslie Howard.
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| 16:00 | 16:002/4Clive Anderson with Gyles Brandreth, John O'Farrell, Natalie Haynes and Richard Herring. 16:302/8Mr Beeston remembers when school was a haven from the harsh perils of the outside world.
| 16:002/4The former BBC director-general quizzes a panel about himself. 16:306/6Struggling writer Wodehouse hopes that a new biography will change his fortunes.
| 16:00Roy Plomley's contestants battle to spot the mistakes. With Tim Rice. 16:305/5Metal detector treasure-hunting. Sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
| 16:006/6Johnny Vaughan, Alan Davies, Roisin Conaty and Arthur Smith devise the panel show's rounds 16:3010/10Bertie turns into a romantic novelist (again) when his chum falls in love (again).
| 16:004/6Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Arthur Smith and Antony Worrall Thompson join Graeme Garden. 16:304/6The travellers have reached.......well, actually they're lost in the middle of Uzbekistan.
| 16:00An actor's obsession with a bizarre murder sparks a deadly confrontation.
| 16:00Rollercoaster drama about the surprise Reagan-Gorbachev summit in 1986.
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| 17:00 | 17:005/6When Nancy elopes the whole family are worried about her, except for Father. 17:304/6Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Jenny Eclair and Tony Hawks.
| 17:006/6Jason's dad Eddie attempts a record-breaking electric organ session for charity. 17:304/4Sara looks at examples of altruistic behaviour and feats of generosity.
| 17:004/4As Sir Lucien pursues a vanity project, Sarah is about to take minimalism to the max. 17:302/4Joe Lycett tests Gyles Brandreth, Sarah Kendall and Phil Wang on who they know, not what.
| 17:001/4As a town prepares for its talent night, Mary gets a shock and Jonathan gets side-tracked. 17:302/6One head is better than two - as long as you have a spare in a jar.
| 17:003/4Emerald's feathers are ruffled when a bright and talented intern arrives on the show. 17:304/6Cookery writer Damien Trench dips his toe into the world of travel journalism.
| 17:303/7Sexagenarians Alan Coren and Christopher Matthew use free travel for another chatty trip.
| 17:00Poet Daljit Nagra introduces Fred's Archive - a unique collection of recorded poets. 17:302/6Making new friends and the problem with polymath bestselling authors.
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| 18:00 | 18:001/6Can a corporation's new plant strain mutation bring relief to famine-stricken countries? 18:30PD James and Julie Myerson are Sue MacGregor's book discussion guests.
| 18:002/6As fires erupt, why is Ralph Exon's new plant strain mutation growing so rapidly? 18:301/6James Goodfellow speaks to Clare English about his invention of the cash machine.
| 18:003/6Can a corporation's new plant strain mutation bring relief to famine stricken countries? 18:30Film director Ken Russell talks about the music that makes him emotional.
| 18:004/6Having already sparked a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advance continues. 18:30Poet John Hegley chooses the author of Lady Chatterley's Lover, DH Lawrence.
| 18:005/6Despite the national emergency, landowners try to profit from the deadly Exon strain. 18:307/14Brinsley Forde discusses Aswad's album 'New Chapter' and performs tracks from it live.
| 18:00When his wife falls ill, Alex faces questions about what it means to be a person. 18:452/3After his mother's death, Rhett inherits a cookie jar with some very unusual properties.
| 18:004/5Charles Gray plays a widower who develops an irrational hatred for an apple tree. 18:301/4Lovecraft tells of two sisters confronting their childhood demons.
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| 19:00 | 19:005/12Sid hires the Lad to run his new venture, but there's a surprise... 19:303/6The shady lawyer's assistant gets kidnapped.
| 19:00Doddy and pals on their poor but happy childhoods and we learn of the Legover legacy. 19:30The bird-brained bureaucrats mind a budgie. What could go wrong?
| 19:003/20It's hands across the sea, as the crew of Troutbridge helps commission a foreign frigate. 19:3012/16Master spy Kenneth Horne probes a robot plot, while Julian and Sandy tackle his patio.
| 19:009/13Can Kate and George agree on a place to live together with baby Helen? 19:3016/27Neddie propels his mighty organ across the Sahara.
| 19:006/13The great Sir Ruddy Shame and the Ghost of McMuckle Manse. 19:303/12Lawyer Roger has a bad day at the races, thanks to Joy's uncle.
| 19:00Actress Miriam Margolyes looks back over her 50 year career on BBC Radio.
| 19:00'Standard Issue' from the UK and 'Heavyweight' from the US.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/4The actor-cum-sleuth is drawn into the murky world of a friend's marriage. 20:30Bob Dickinson explores the world of the body as performance art.
| 20:002/4The actor-cum-sleuth critique of a production of Marat Sade leads to a sinister discovery. 20:30The story of Sibelius's 'lost' Eighth Symphony - and its remarkable rediscovery.
| 20:003/4The actor-cum-sleuth hopes to prove Hugo did not murder his wife. 20:30A look at the life and work of Amitabh Bachchan, the biggest star in Bollywood
| 20:004/4Can thespian sleuth Charles Paris finally uncover who murdered Ellie? 20:30Terry Wogan and Isla St Clair recall one of Britain's most popular entertainers
| 20:001/6Posh sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes the death of a rich retired general. 20:30Poet Ian McMillan's pilgrimage to a fell pony race on a Lake District mountain
| | 20:00The changing seasons in Cockshutt Wood, Herefordshire.
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| 21:00 | 21:001/5A wife arrested for murder protests her innocence, but there are doubts about her story. 21:15In 1917, the conflict in the First World War redrew the Middle East.
| 21:002/5Two fables, one about misconceptions, the other about the dangers of vanity. 21:15In 1917, the conflict in the First World War redrew the Middle East.
| 21:003/5A successful businessman has everything he wants, yet something haunts him. 21:15The young William Blake is on the lookout for a tiger, sketch pad in hand.
| 21:004/5Three ladies discuss the most important things in life - bridge and diets. 21:15Fact and fantasy combine in an imagined day of Beatrix Potter as a child.
| 21:00'Standard Issue' from the UK and 'Heavyweight' from the US.
| | 21:10How pen and ink had romantic advantages over today's social media.(R) 21:15Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Frank McCourt.
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| 22:00 | 22:004/6Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Jenny Eclair and Tony Hawks. 22:304/4Robert's nemesis approaches, along with Edward, basset hound of doom.
| 22:004/4Sara looks at examples of altruistic behaviour and feats of generosity. 22:302/4Elvis is persuaded, against his will, to engage with society's mania for competitions. 22:452/4Richard tells a story about moving in with Siobhan and the build-up to their wedding day. 22:55Rob Deering is joined by Phil Nichol.
| 22:002/4Joe Lycett tests Gyles Brandreth, Sarah Kendall and Phil Wang on who they know, not what. 22:303/4From Miranda Hart to Sean Connery, Jon Culshaw imagines the private lives of the famous. 22:55Rob Deering is joined by Phil Nichol.
| 22:002/6One head is better than two - as long as you have a spare in a jar. 22:301/4Thom Tuck presents his pick of comedy sketch groups performing on the UK circuit.
| 22:004/6Cookery writer Damien Trench dips his toe into the world of travel journalism. 22:301/4Sketch show written entirely by the public. 22:55Arthur Smith is joined by Simon Day.
| 22:002/6Vanessa Feltz relives her teenage years growing up in North London in the late 1970s. 22:303/4Aisling and Yasmine comicly rework the tale of famous young lovers Diarmuid and Grainne. 22:452/4Comic sketches, songs and stand-up with a pole-vaulting chicken and a dancing bear. 22:55Arthur Smith is joined by Simon Day.
| 22:002/6Making new friends and the problem with polymath bestselling authors. 22:306/6David deals with family tragedy and presents some comic verse about our canine friends. 22:55Arthur Smith is joined by Simon Day.
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| 23:00 | 23:003/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. 23:306/6The museum guides star in a beastly new DVD.
| 23:004/4Old age has come to the horses and Marengo is sick. Copenhagen gallops to his side. 23:154/4Paul Hamilton looks at pop music's poetic merits plus a tribute to an unheralded genius. 23:302/4Paloma Faith, Miles Jupp and Tom Wrigglesworth join Arthur at home.
| 23:001/6The satirist romps through the newsworthy and the not-so-newsworthy. 23:304/4Sean Foley and Hamish McColl learn the art of subtlety by visiting a Jane Austen novel.
| 23:004/6The station is only attracting Z-list Asian celebrities, but then a top 'royal' phones in. 23:301/6In Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof, even death cannot prevent an old enemy from returning.
| 23:001/4Meet Kim Jong-Un's haircut and David Livingstone's trousers. 23:306/6The two comedians get chatting in the tag-team talk show.
| 23:003/6Who will succeed Zorro and can pensioners understand the futures trade? 23:304/4Wunderland is under threat from an unclear war.
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