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00:00	00:00 Available now The Man in Black — Series 4, The Punt 2/5 Christina Balit's tale of an ex-alcoholic on the run from more than just his AA buddy. 00:30 Available now Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner — Episode 2 2/4 Cut by a tainted blade, young Jarral faces death unless his three friends can save him.	00:00 Available now When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit — Episode 6 6/10 In order to be published, Anna's father transfers to Paris. 00:15 Available now Cosmic Quest — Galileo - Seeing Is Believing 11/30 Heather Couper on Galileo's idea to systematically record his telescope observations. 00:30 Available now Juliet Ace - Young Victoria — Clipped Wings 1/10 A portrait of the extraordinary Queen's life, marriage and achievements. 00:45 Available now Richard Ingrams - The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett — Episode 1 1/5 The rise of a one-man force of the 1800s. Biography of the author and political reformer.	00:00 Available now When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit — Episode 7 7/10 Having fled Germany, Anna and her family settle in Paris. 00:15 Available now Cosmic Quest — A Matter of Some Gravity 12/30 Isaac Newton's mathematical brilliance put the basic laws of physics on a firm foundation. 00:30 Available now Juliet Ace - Young Victoria — Looking for Love 2/10 Talk turns to a suitor for the young princess. 00:45 Available now Richard Ingrams - The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett — Episode 2 2/5 Political activism lands William in prison, where his main worries are exercise and food.	00:00 Available now When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit — Episode 8 8/10 The children settle in Paris, but begin to miss Berlin. 00:15 Available now Cosmic Quest — Halley - A Comet's Tale 13/30 Heather Couper considers how Edmund Halley went about calculating the orbit of a comet. 00:30 Available now Juliet Ace - Young Victoria — The Young Queen 3/10 The young princess turns 18, and William IV dies. 00:45 Available now Richard Ingrams - The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett — Episode 3 3/5 In the 1820s, Cobbett set off around England on his horse to survey the agricultural scene	00:00 Available now When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit — Episode 9 9/10 In Paris, Anna's family is affected by the Depression. 00:15 Available now Cosmic Quest — A Planet Called George 14/30 William Herschel attempted to chart the cosmos using a homemade telescope. 00:30 Available now Juliet Ace - Young Victoria — The Learning Process 4/10 The coronation captures the heart of the nation. 00:45 Available now Richard Ingrams - The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett — Episode 4 4/5 William becomes an MP in his 60s, which disconcerts the House of Commons.	00:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit — Episode 10 10/10 The family have sad news from Berlin but hope from England. 00:15 Available now Cosmic Quest — The Celestial Police 15/30 Heather Couper looks at planet hunter Johann Bode, who patrolled the dark cosmic alleyways 00:30 Juliet Ace - Young Victoria — The Wedding 5/10 The Queen proposes to her husband of choice. Drama based on letters and diaries. 00:45 Richard Ingrams - The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett — Episode 5 5/5 Cobbett's time is nearly up, but there's merriment even on his death bed.	00:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson — Episode 3 3/6 Haensel warns Elise, and Saul is summoned by Selwyn. More mystery in Roman Bath. 00:30 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace — Episode 3 3/6 Fresh from incarceration, George Smith has attracted the attention of OAP terrorists.
01:00	01:00 Available now Desert Island Discs Revisited — Oscar Winners, Rod Steiger Hollywood film star Rod Steiger shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley. 01:45 Available now Afternoon Reading — Backwards and in High Heels, Dressing Natalie 2/3 By Hannah McGill. A lady writes to her bank manager after an unexpected spending spree.	01:00 Available now Quote... Unquote — 22/02/2010 Nigel Rees chairs. With Mary Beard, Marcel Theroux, Arthur Smith and Ariel Leve. 01:30 Available now A Good Read — Shirley Hughes and Ken Smith Sarah LeFanu, Shirley Hughes and Ken Smith on books by Arnold Bennett and E Annie Proulx.	01:00 Available now The Now Show — Series 45, Episode 5 5/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. 01:30 Available now How Tickled Am I? — Series 2, Ted Ray 2/6 Mark Radcliffe on the career of one of the most successful comedians of the 1950s and 60s.	01:00 Available now So Wrong It's Right — Series 2, Episode 1 1/6 Charlie Brooker's panel show celebrating glorious failure. With Mark Watson, Holly Walsh. 01:30 Available now Off the Page — The Paranormal Matthew Parris invites his guests to make their unseen presence felt by talking.	01:00 Available now The Personality Test — Series 3, Edwina Currie 4/6 Edwina Currie's panellists are Sue Perkins, Caroline Quinlan, Robin Ince and Will Smith. 01:30 Available now Great Lives — Elizabeth I Broadcaster and campaigner Esther Rantzen chooses Queen Elizabeth I.	01:00 Available now Jest a Minute — Series 2, Episode 6 6/6 Paul Tonkinson, Tom Wrigglesworth, Lloyd Langford and Chris Corcoran join Rhod Gilbert. 01:30 My Life in Five Books — Series 2, Sue Arnold 2/8 Author and journalist Sue Arnold tells Stuart Cosgrove about books she loves.	01:00 Archive on 4 — Soho! Suggs returns to Soho to find out how this unique community functions today.
02:00	02:00 Available now The Arthur Haynes Show — 21/11/2011 Famed for playing a tramp, the popular comedian performs in sketches by Johnny Speight. 02:30 Available now Stop Messing About! — Series 2, Episode 12 12/13 Snow White gets saucy, and cinema as never seen before.	02:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — A Door Unlocked 1/5 Mary Jago leaves a violent relationship, unwittingly placing herself in further jeopardy. 02:30 Available now The Return of King Arthur Bettany Hughes looks at Edward Burne Jones's greatest work, The Sleep of Arthur in Avalon.	02:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — Bone of My Bone 2/5 Mary Jago meets the recipient of her bone marrow donation, and a body is discovered. 02:30 Available now The Strange Parallel World of Christian Pop Paul Bayley tells the story of a neglected musical genre.	02:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — Love Hurts 3/5 Leo Nash's sudden departure upsets Mary. In the park, another homeless person is murdered. 02:30 Available now Fixing a Hole Sara Parker investigates roadworks, those who dig them and those who despair of them.	02:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — In Harm's Way 4/5 Hob is questioned by the police and Roman Ashton becomes anxious about Mary Jago's safety. 02:30 Available now The Nun Who Nurtured Reggae Jonathan Charles investigates the story of Sister Mary Ignatius Davies.	02:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — By His Own Hand 5/5 Mary Jago is shocked by Alastair's wedding present and Bean, once a suspect, has vanished. 02:30 Available now The Number One Ladies' Opera House Pauline McLean follows author Alexander McCall Smith as he sets up an opera in Botswana.	02:00 AM Smith - 44 Scotland Street — The Blue Spode Tea Cup: Omnibus Quirky tales and 'goings-on' set in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town.
03:00	03:00 Available now Sketchorama — Series 1, Episode 4 4/4 Featuring How Do I Get Up There?; The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek; and Pappy's. 03:30 Available now JCW Brook - A Dream of Murder Six years ago, Helen dreamt her first husband died. Now the dream has started again.	03:00 Available now Les Liaisons Dangereuses — Episode 1 1/2 August 1785: The jilted Marquise de Merteuil begins a game of seduction and revenge.	03:00 Available now Les Liaisons Dangereuses — Episode 2 2/2 Can Vicomte Valmont and the Marquise de Marteuil win their game of seduction and revenge?	03:00 Available now John Buchan - The Thirty-Nine Steps — The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels 1/2 After a murder in his flat, Hannay is pursued by police and a gang of German spies.	03:00 Available now John Buchan - The Thirty-Nine Steps — The Coming of the Black Stone 2/2 Hotly pursued for a notebook, Hannay must evade German spies to save the British navy.	03:00 Available now Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure — Marriages Remain 1/6 Jude the stonemason aspires to the spires of Christminster.	03:15 Dickens Confidential — Series 1, Innocence 6/6 Charles Dickens draws Agnes and Jack into a murky world of prostitution and opium.
04:00		04:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — An Incident 1/5 Two children, two pets, one stranger. Then a small domestic disaster. 04:15 Available now Loose Ends — Danny Wallace, Nick Park, Kayvan Novak, Tameka Empson, Susan Calman, Songhoy Blues, Justin Townes Earle Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.	04:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — A Play 2/5 She insists on showing him her terrible work. He takes drastic action. 04:15 Available now Afternoon Drama — Justin Hopper - The Weighing Room Jockey Noel is anxious to get back in the saddle after a career-threatening fall.	04:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — The Old House 3/5 The landlord shows one of his properties, but the memories are traumatic. 04:15 Available now Alan Pollock - Philip and Sydney Philip Larkin and his father visited Nazi Germany in 1937. What might have happened?	04:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — Ivan Matveyitch 4/5 An old academic and a young boy. It's a topsy-turvy friendship, but it endures. 04:15 Available now Afternoon Drama — Andrew Doyle - The Second Mr Bailey John is a young gay man whose landlady is turning him into a replica of her husband.	04:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — Bad Weather 5/5 Or to put it another way, what has the husband been up to in Moscow? 04:15 Aelish Michael - Dreaming of Foxes Ted Hughes is reunited with a long-lost school friend. But what do they have in common?	04:00 David Pownall — Under the Table A boy witnesses the impact of war on his family from under the kitchen table.
05:00	05:00 Available now Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives — Learning to Forget 5/6 The March family must face their greatest sorrow together. With Buffy Davis. 05:30 Available now Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book — The Spring Running 5/5 Mowgli leads the attack, but realises he must soon make a decision.	05:00 Available now Second Thoughts — Series 4, Old Problem 4/6 Bill gets an unwanted birthday surprise, while Dennis' attempt to woo Liza backfires. 05:30 Available now The Stanley Baxter Playhouse — Series 4, The Porter's Story 1/3 By Rona Munro. A comic retelling of events at Dunsinane, when Macbeth's porter took charge	05:00 Available now Ring Around the Bath — Series 2, The Birds and the Bees 5/6 If Stella can't move to the country, then the country must move to Stella. 05:30 Available now Nineteen Ninety-Eight — Episode 1 1/6 Can Edward keep his girlfriend and avoid explosions?	05:00 Available now Miracles R Us — Postcards 3/4 Caroline and Sylvia are dubious over a new client. 05:30 Available now The Older Woman — Series 1, Episode 5 5/6 In a rare moment, Miss Callaghan apologises to her ex, lovestruck pupil Roy.	05:00 Available now No Commitments — Series 4, A Nip in the Air 1/6 When secretive Charlotte goes into hospital, sisters Anna and Victoria fear the worst. 05:30 Available now Any Other Business — Episode 5 5/6 The argy bargy of Chesbury politics presents a brand new Chestnut and a spot of blackmail.	05:00 King Street Junior Revisited — Series 4, Turning the Tables 5/6 It's quiz time, but Mr Maxwell is lacking a team. Plus a former pupil is having problems. 05:30 Available now Living With the Enemy — Episode 1 1/6 On a strange evening, there are two knocks at Nick's door.	05:30 Available now Gloomsbury — Series 1, The St Ives School of Painting 3/6 Vera Sackcloth-Vest and Ginny Fox pursue DH Lollipop, who writes naughty books.
06:00	06:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — A Door Unlocked 1/5 Mary Jago leaves a violent relationship, unwittingly placing herself in further jeopardy. 06:30 Available now The Return of King Arthur Bettany Hughes looks at Edward Burne Jones's greatest work, The Sleep of Arthur in Avalon.	06:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — Bone of My Bone 2/5 Mary Jago meets the recipient of her bone marrow donation, and a body is discovered. 06:30 Available now The Strange Parallel World of Christian Pop Paul Bayley tells the story of a neglected musical genre.	06:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — Love Hurts 3/5 Leo Nash's sudden departure upsets Mary. In the park, another homeless person is murdered. 06:30 Available now Fixing a Hole Sara Parker investigates roadworks, those who dig them and those who despair of them.	06:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — In Harm's Way 4/5 Hob is questioned by the police and Roman Ashton becomes anxious about Mary Jago's safety. 06:30 Available now The Nun Who Nurtured Reggae Jonathan Charles investigates the story of Sister Mary Ignatius Davies.	06:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — By His Own Hand 5/5 Mary Jago is shocked by Alastair's wedding present and Bean, once a suspect, has vanished. 06:30 Available now The Number One Ladies' Opera House Pauline McLean follows author Alexander McCall Smith as he sets up an opera in Botswana.	06:00 David Pownall — Under the Table A boy witnesses the impact of war on his family from under the kitchen table.	06:00 Juliet Ace - Young Victoria — Omnibus, part 1 A portrait of the extraordinary Queen's life, marriage and achievements.
07:00	07:00 Available now The Stanley Baxter Playhouse — Series 4, The Porter's Story 1/3 By Rona Munro. A comic retelling of events at Dunsinane, when Macbeth's porter took charge 07:30 Available now The Unbelievable Truth — Series 14, Episode 6 6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game	07:00 Available now Nineteen Ninety-Eight — Episode 1 1/6 Can Edward keep his girlfriend and avoid explosions? 07:30 Available now I've Never Seen Star Wars — Series 6, Dame Kelly Holmes 6/6 Marcus Brigstocke asks Dame Kelly Holmes to try experiences she has never had before.	07:00 Available now The Older Woman — Series 1, Episode 5 5/6 In a rare moment, Miss Callaghan apologises to her ex, lovestruck pupil Roy. 07:30 Available now What Does the K Stand For? — Series 2, Sister Dearest 6/6 Stephen K Amos's sitcom about growing up black, gay and funny in 1980s London.	07:00 Available now Any Other Business — Episode 5 5/6 The argy bargy of Chesbury politics presents a brand new Chestnut and a spot of blackmail. 07:30 Available now Brian Gulliver's Travels — Series 2, Chamanoa 1/6 By Bill Dare. Satirical adventure with strange tales from Brian's undiscovered continent.	07:00 Available now Living With the Enemy — Episode 1 1/6 On a strange evening, there are two knocks at Nick's door. 07:30 Available now Gloomsbury — Series 1, The St Ives School of Painting 3/6 Vera Sackcloth-Vest and Ginny Fox pursue DH Lollipop, who writes naughty books.	07:30 Freedom Pass — Episode 2 2/7 Alan Coren and Christopher Matthew venture forth on their local public transport.	07:15 Snapshots in the Dark — Four Legs Muybridge 3/5 How Eadweard Muybridge's photos of animals revolutionised our understanding of movement. 07:30 Clare in the Community — Series 7, The Prisoner 1/6 Will the Sparrowhawk Family Centre survive the Big Society?
08:00	08:00 Available now Dad's Army — Series 1, The Enemy Within the Gates 4/20 Mainwaring's platoon try to capture Germans for a reward. From February 1974. 08:30 Available now The Michael Bentine Show — From 29/01/1984 From playing Doxon of Dick Green, to a troop of Beefeaters. The ultimate one-man show.	08:00 Available now Yes Minister — Series 1, Jobs for the Boys 5/8 Sir Humphrey warns on Public-Private Partnership, and Jim learns it takes two to quango. 08:30 Available now The Ken Dodd Show — From 31/05/1964 Doddy visits the Diddy Shop, Digme-in-the-Ribs and introduces the world's worst tax evader	08:00 Available now The Navy Lark — The Figurehead Fatso Johnson whittles for all he's worth when Pertwee enters the antique market. 08:30 Available now I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again — Series 4, Episode 2 2/14 Scottish Music Night, and a rubbish bird impressionist.	08:00 Available now Brothers in Law — Series 1, Breach of Contract 3/13 Rookie barrister Roger Thursby must defend a woman being sued by a pop star over a pup. 08:30 Available now Not in Front of the Children — Series 1, House in a Tree 1/13 Jennifer nags stubborn Henry, who is due in court over a treehouse.	08:00 Available now Hancock's Half Hour — The Television Set Living in the only house in Railway Cuttings without a TV, the lad takes action. 08:30 Available now The Men From the Ministry — Rolling in It Money muddles for the bumbling civil servants when surplus petty cash must be spent.	08:00 Archive on 4 — Soho! Suggs returns to Soho to find out how this unique community functions today.	08:00 The Arthur Haynes Show — From 23/06/1963 The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons. 08:30 Stop Messing About! — Series 2, Episode 13 13/13 Bona news on the Isle of Man, and it ends with an anthem.
09:00	09:00 Available now Quote... Unquote — 22/02/2010 Nigel Rees chairs. With Mary Beard, Marcel Theroux, Arthur Smith and Ariel Leve. 09:30 Available now Mr Blue Sky — Series 1, My Valentine 2/4 Harvey is struggling to come up with a Valentine's idea for Jax.	09:00 Available now The Now Show — Series 45, Episode 5 5/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. 09:30 Available now Bristow — Series 3, Chapter and Verse 3/4 As the clerk writes for the house journal, he learns the meaning of poetic justice.	09:00 Available now So Wrong It's Right — Series 2, Episode 1 1/6 Charlie Brooker's panel show celebrating glorious failure. With Mark Watson, Holly Walsh. 09:30 Available now Spread a Little Happiness — Series 2, Ray, a Drop of Golden Sun 2/6 A gay divorcee gives Hope pause for thought in the sandwich bar.	09:00 Available now The Personality Test — Series 3, Edwina Currie 4/6 Edwina Currie's panellists are Sue Perkins, Caroline Quinlan, Robin Ince and Will Smith. 09:30 Available now House on Fire — Series 2, Loan 1/6 When Matt's plans for winning the lottery go awry he is forced to borrow money from Vicky.	09:00 Available now Jest a Minute — Series 2, Episode 6 6/6 Paul Tonkinson, Tom Wrigglesworth, Lloyd Langford and Chris Corcoran join Rhod Gilbert. 09:30 Available now Gush — Episode 5 5/6 Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's epic tale of bitter rivals Foxwell Cravate and Max Pomeroy.	09:00 Listening to Les Dawson Features rare interviews, routines, Listen to Les, In the Psychiatrist's Chair and more.	09:00 Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives — Under the Umbrella 6/6 Jo writes the story of her family's life, and finds true love at last. 09:30 Just William - Live! — Series 1, The Sweet Little Girl in White 1/2 Violet Elizabeth Bott arrives in the scruffy schoolboy's life. Read by Martin Jarvis.
10:00	10:00 Available now Les Liaisons Dangereuses — Episode 1 1/2 August 1785: The jilted Marquise de Merteuil begins a game of seduction and revenge.	10:00 Available now Les Liaisons Dangereuses — Episode 2 2/2 Can Vicomte Valmont and the Marquise de Marteuil win their game of seduction and revenge?	10:00 Available now John Buchan - The Thirty-Nine Steps — The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels 1/2 After a murder in his flat, Hannay is pursued by police and a gang of German spies.	10:00 Available now John Buchan - The Thirty-Nine Steps — The Coming of the Black Stone 2/2 Hotly pursued for a notebook, Hannay must evade German spies to save the British navy.	10:00 Available now Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure — Marriages Remain 1/6 Jude the stonemason aspires to the spires of Christminster.		10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited — Oscar Winners, Richard Dreyfuss The Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss makes his castaway choices with Sue Lawley. 10:45 Afternoon Reading — Backwards and in High Heels, Sharing the Joke 3/3 By Reginald Hill. A chief constable looks back on her career at her retirement dinner.
11:00	11:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — An Incident 1/5 Two children, two pets, one stranger. Then a small domestic disaster. 11:15 Available now Loose Ends — Danny Wallace, Nick Park, Kayvan Novak, Tameka Empson, Susan Calman, Songhoy Blues, Justin Townes Earle Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.	11:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — A Play 2/5 She insists on showing him her terrible work. He takes drastic action. 11:15 Available now Afternoon Drama — Justin Hopper - The Weighing Room Jockey Noel is anxious to get back in the saddle after a career-threatening fall.	11:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — The Old House 3/5 The landlord shows one of his properties, but the memories are traumatic. 11:15 Available now Alan Pollock - Philip and Sydney Philip Larkin and his father visited Nazi Germany in 1937. What might have happened?	11:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — Ivan Matveyitch 4/5 An old academic and a young boy. It's a topsy-turvy friendship, but it endures. 11:15 Available now Afternoon Drama — Andrew Doyle - The Second Mr Bailey John is a young gay man whose landlady is turning him into a replica of her husband.	11:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — Bad Weather 5/5 Or to put it another way, what has the husband been up to in Moscow? 11:15 On air Aelish Michael - Dreaming of Foxes Ted Hughes is reunited with a long-lost school friend. But what do they have in common? Listen live Listen live (BBC Radio 4 Extra homepage)		11:00 TED Radio Hour — Brand Over Brain 7/13 Guy Raz on how we can tell differences between the real and the created value of things. 11:45 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting — Blood 2/5 An average, normal man comes to terms with his strange midlife addiction - raw steak.
12:00	12:00 Available now Dad's Army — Series 1, The Enemy Within the Gates 4/20 Mainwaring's platoon try to capture Germans for a reward. From February 1974. 12:30 Available now The Michael Bentine Show — From 29/01/1984 From playing Doxon of Dick Green, to a troop of Beefeaters. The ultimate one-man show.	12:00 Available now Yes Minister — Series 1, Jobs for the Boys 5/8 Sir Humphrey warns on Public-Private Partnership, and Jim learns it takes two to quango. 12:30 Available now The Ken Dodd Show — From 31/05/1964 Doddy visits the Diddy Shop, Digme-in-the-Ribs and introduces the world's worst tax evader	12:00 Available now The Navy Lark — The Figurehead Fatso Johnson whittles for all he's worth when Pertwee enters the antique market. 12:30 Available now I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again — Series 4, Episode 2 2/14 Scottish Music Night, and a rubbish bird impressionist.	12:00 Available now Brothers in Law — Series 1, Breach of Contract 3/13 Rookie barrister Roger Thursby must defend a woman being sued by a pop star over a pup. 12:30 Available now Not in Front of the Children — Series 1, House in a Tree 1/13 Jennifer nags stubborn Henry, who is due in court over a treehouse.	12:00 Available now Hancock's Half Hour — The Television Set Living in the only house in Railway Cuttings without a TV, the lad takes action. 12:30 Available now The Men From the Ministry — Rolling in It Money muddles for the bumbling civil servants when surplus petty cash must be spent.	12:00 AM Smith - 44 Scotland Street — The Blue Spode Tea Cup: Omnibus Quirky tales and 'goings-on' set in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town.	12:00 Juliet Ace - Young Victoria — Omnibus, part 1 A portrait of the extraordinary Queen's life, marriage and achievements.
13:00	13:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — A Door Unlocked 1/5 Mary Jago leaves a violent relationship, unwittingly placing herself in further jeopardy. 13:30 Available now The Return of King Arthur Bettany Hughes looks at Edward Burne Jones's greatest work, The Sleep of Arthur in Avalon.	13:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — Bone of My Bone 2/5 Mary Jago meets the recipient of her bone marrow donation, and a body is discovered. 13:30 Available now The Strange Parallel World of Christian Pop Paul Bayley tells the story of a neglected musical genre.	13:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — Love Hurts 3/5 Leo Nash's sudden departure upsets Mary. In the park, another homeless person is murdered. 13:30 Available now Fixing a Hole Sara Parker investigates roadworks, those who dig them and those who despair of them.	13:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — In Harm's Way 4/5 Hob is questioned by the police and Roman Ashton becomes anxious about Mary Jago's safety. 13:30 Available now The Nun Who Nurtured Reggae Jonathan Charles investigates the story of Sister Mary Ignatius Davies.	13:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — By His Own Hand 5/5 Mary Jago is shocked by Alastair's wedding present and Bean, once a suspect, has vanished. 13:30 Available now The Number One Ladies' Opera House Pauline McLean follows author Alexander McCall Smith as he sets up an opera in Botswana.	13:15 Dickens Confidential — Series 1, Innocence 6/6 Charles Dickens draws Agnes and Jack into a murky world of prostitution and opium.	13:15 Snapshots in the Dark — Four Legs Muybridge 3/5 How Eadweard Muybridge's photos of animals revolutionised our understanding of movement. 13:30 Morse — Last Seen Wearing Colin Dexter's grumpy detective must take on a dead colleague's missing person case.
14:00	14:00 Available now When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit — Episode 6 6/10 In order to be published, Anna's father transfers to Paris. 14:15 Available now Cosmic Quest — Galileo - Seeing Is Believing 11/30 Heather Couper on Galileo's idea to systematically record his telescope observations. 14:30 Available now Juliet Ace - Young Victoria — Clipped Wings 1/10 A portrait of the extraordinary Queen's life, marriage and achievements. 14:45 Available now Richard Ingrams - The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett — Episode 1 1/5 The rise of a one-man force of the 1800s. Biography of the author and political reformer.	14:00 Available now When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit — Episode 7 7/10 Having fled Germany, Anna and her family settle in Paris. 14:15 Available now Cosmic Quest — A Matter of Some Gravity 12/30 Isaac Newton's mathematical brilliance put the basic laws of physics on a firm foundation. 14:30 Available now Juliet Ace - Young Victoria — Looking for Love 2/10 Talk turns to a suitor for the young princess. 14:45 Available now Richard Ingrams - The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett — Episode 2 2/5 Political activism lands William in prison, where his main worries are exercise and food.	14:00 Available now When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit — Episode 8 8/10 The children settle in Paris, but begin to miss Berlin. 14:15 Available now Cosmic Quest — Halley - A Comet's Tale 13/30 Heather Couper considers how Edmund Halley went about calculating the orbit of a comet. 14:30 Available now Juliet Ace - Young Victoria — The Young Queen 3/10 The young princess turns 18, and William IV dies. 14:45 Available now Richard Ingrams - The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett — Episode 3 3/5 In the 1820s, Cobbett set off around England on his horse to survey the agricultural scene	14:00 Available now When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit — Episode 9 9/10 In Paris, Anna's family is affected by the Depression. 14:15 Available now Cosmic Quest — A Planet Called George 14/30 William Herschel attempted to chart the cosmos using a homemade telescope. 14:30 Available now Juliet Ace - Young Victoria — The Learning Process 4/10 The coronation captures the heart of the nation. 14:45 Available now Richard Ingrams - The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett — Episode 4 4/5 William becomes an MP in his 60s, which disconcerts the House of Commons.	14:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit — Episode 10 10/10 The family have sad news from Berlin but hope from England. 14:15 Available now Cosmic Quest — The Celestial Police 15/30 Heather Couper looks at planet hunter Johann Bode, who patrolled the dark cosmic alleyways 14:30 Juliet Ace - Young Victoria — The Wedding 5/10 The Queen proposes to her husband of choice. Drama based on letters and diaries. 14:45 Richard Ingrams - The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett — Episode 5 5/5 Cobbett's time is nearly up, but there's merriment even on his death bed.	14:00 Available now Not in Front of the Children — Series 1, House in a Tree 1/13 Jennifer nags stubborn Henry, who is due in court over a treehouse. 14:30 Available now The Navy Lark — The Figurehead Fatso Johnson whittles for all he's worth when Pertwee enters the antique market.
15:00	15:00 Available now Les Liaisons Dangereuses — Episode 1 1/2 August 1785: The jilted Marquise de Merteuil begins a game of seduction and revenge.	15:00 Available now Les Liaisons Dangereuses — Episode 2 2/2 Can Vicomte Valmont and the Marquise de Marteuil win their game of seduction and revenge?	15:00 Available now John Buchan - The Thirty-Nine Steps — The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels 1/2 After a murder in his flat, Hannay is pursued by police and a gang of German spies.	15:00 Available now John Buchan - The Thirty-Nine Steps — The Coming of the Black Stone 2/2 Hotly pursued for a notebook, Hannay must evade German spies to save the British navy.	15:00 Available now Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure — Marriages Remain 1/6 Jude the stonemason aspires to the spires of Christminster.	15:00 Archive on 4 — Soho! Suggs returns to Soho to find out how this unique community functions today.	15:00 The Arthur Haynes Show — From 23/06/1963 The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons. 15:30 Stop Messing About! — Series 2, Episode 13 13/13 Bona news on the Isle of Man, and it ends with an anthem.
16:00	16:00 Available now The 4 O'Clock Show — Star Wars, Piranhas and Leopards Mel Giedroyc hears how the sound of the light sabre was created.	16:00 Available now The 4 O'Clock Show — Hugh Dennis, Chinese New Year and Packed Lunches Mel Giedroyc celebrates the humble packed lunch and remembers the London Olympics.	16:00 Available now The 4 O'Clock Show — Chris Hadfield, Bonnie Langford and Bionic Powers Mel Giedroyc gets a guide to dressing up and discovers how to eat peanuts in space.	16:00 Available now The 4 O'Clock Show — Movie Trailers, Charles Darwin and Summer School Mel gets some top tips on how to become a movie trailer voiceover artist.	16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show — Superstition, Valentine's Day and School It's Friday the 13th and, lucky for us, Mel is exploring the weird world of superstitions.	16:00 David Pownall — Under the Table A boy witnesses the impact of war on his family from under the kitchen table.	16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show — 15/02/2015 Mel Giedroyc picks her highlights from the past week on the 4 O'Clock Show.
17:00	17:00 Available now Second Thoughts — Series 4, Old Problem 4/6 Bill gets an unwanted birthday surprise, while Dennis' attempt to woo Liza backfires. 17:30 Available now The Stanley Baxter Playhouse — Series 4, The Porter's Story 1/3 By Rona Munro. A comic retelling of events at Dunsinane, when Macbeth's porter took charge	17:00 Available now Ring Around the Bath — Series 2, The Birds and the Bees 5/6 If Stella can't move to the country, then the country must move to Stella. 17:30 Available now Nineteen Ninety-Eight — Episode 1 1/6 Can Edward keep his girlfriend and avoid explosions?	17:00 Available now Miracles R Us — Postcards 3/4 Caroline and Sylvia are dubious over a new client. 17:30 Available now The Older Woman — Series 1, Episode 5 5/6 In a rare moment, Miss Callaghan apologises to her ex, lovestruck pupil Roy.	17:00 Available now No Commitments — Series 4, A Nip in the Air 1/6 When secretive Charlotte goes into hospital, sisters Anna and Victoria fear the worst. 17:30 Available now Any Other Business — Episode 5 5/6 The argy bargy of Chesbury politics presents a brand new Chestnut and a spot of blackmail.	17:00 King Street Junior Revisited — Series 4, Turning the Tables 5/6 It's quiz time, but Mr Maxwell is lacking a team. Plus a former pupil is having problems. 17:30 Available now Living With the Enemy — Episode 1 1/6 On a strange evening, there are two knocks at Nick's door.	17:30 Available now Gloomsbury — Series 1, The St Ives School of Painting 3/6 Vera Sackcloth-Vest and Ginny Fox pursue DH Lollipop, who writes naughty books.	17:00 Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives — Under the Umbrella 6/6 Jo writes the story of her family's life, and finds true love at last. 17:30 Just William - Live! — Series 1, The Sweet Little Girl in White 1/2 Violet Elizabeth Bott arrives in the scruffy schoolboy's life. Read by Martin Jarvis.
18:00	18:00 Available now Quote... Unquote — 22/02/2010 Nigel Rees chairs. With Mary Beard, Marcel Theroux, Arthur Smith and Ariel Leve. 18:30 Available now A Good Read — Shirley Hughes and Ken Smith Sarah LeFanu, Shirley Hughes and Ken Smith on books by Arnold Bennett and E Annie Proulx.	18:00 Available now The Now Show — Series 45, Episode 5 5/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. 18:30 Available now How Tickled Am I? — Series 2, Ted Ray 2/6 Mark Radcliffe on the career of one of the most successful comedians of the 1950s and 60s.	18:00 Available now So Wrong It's Right — Series 2, Episode 1 1/6 Charlie Brooker's panel show celebrating glorious failure. With Mark Watson, Holly Walsh. 18:30 Available now Off the Page — The Paranormal Matthew Parris invites his guests to make their unseen presence felt by talking.	18:00 Available now The Personality Test — Series 3, Edwina Currie 4/6 Edwina Currie's panellists are Sue Perkins, Caroline Quinlan, Robin Ince and Will Smith. 18:30 Available now Great Lives — Elizabeth I Broadcaster and campaigner Esther Rantzen chooses Queen Elizabeth I.	18:00 Available now Jest a Minute — Series 2, Episode 6 6/6 Paul Tonkinson, Tom Wrigglesworth, Lloyd Langford and Chris Corcoran join Rhod Gilbert. 18:30 My Life in Five Books — Series 2, Sue Arnold 2/8 Author and journalist Sue Arnold tells Stuart Cosgrove about books she loves.	18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson — Episode 3 3/6 Haensel warns Elise, and Saul is summoned by Selwyn. More mystery in Roman Bath. 18:30 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace — Episode 3 3/6 Fresh from incarceration, George Smith has attracted the attention of OAP terrorists.	18:00 The Man in Black — Series 4, The Beaten Track 3/5 Dawn King's tale of a young couple ignoring warnings on a New Zealand getaway. 18:30 Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner — Episode 3 3/4 Jarral and his friends head to Prince Mephtik's garden, where a battle awaits them.
19:00	19:00 Available now Dad's Army — Series 1, The Enemy Within the Gates 4/20 Mainwaring's platoon try to capture Germans for a reward. From February 1974. 19:30 Available now The Michael Bentine Show — From 29/01/1984 From playing Doxon of Dick Green, to a troop of Beefeaters. The ultimate one-man show.	19:00 Available now Yes Minister — Series 1, Jobs for the Boys 5/8 Sir Humphrey warns on Public-Private Partnership, and Jim learns it takes two to quango. 19:30 Available now The Ken Dodd Show — From 31/05/1964 Doddy visits the Diddy Shop, Digme-in-the-Ribs and introduces the world's worst tax evader	19:00 Available now The Navy Lark — The Figurehead Fatso Johnson whittles for all he's worth when Pertwee enters the antique market. 19:30 Available now I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again — Series 4, Episode 2 2/14 Scottish Music Night, and a rubbish bird impressionist.	19:00 Available now Brothers in Law — Series 1, Breach of Contract 3/13 Rookie barrister Roger Thursby must defend a woman being sued by a pop star over a pup. 19:30 Available now Not in Front of the Children — Series 1, House in a Tree 1/13 Jennifer nags stubborn Henry, who is due in court over a treehouse.	19:00 Available now Hancock's Half Hour — The Television Set Living in the only house in Railway Cuttings without a TV, the lad takes action. 19:30 Available now The Men From the Ministry — Rolling in It Money muddles for the bumbling civil servants when surplus petty cash must be spent.	19:00 Listening to Les Dawson Features rare interviews, routines, Listen to Les, In the Psychiatrist's Chair and more.	19:00 TED Radio Hour — Brand Over Brain 7/13 Guy Raz on how we can tell differences between the real and the created value of things. 19:45 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting — Blood 2/5 An average, normal man comes to terms with his strange midlife addiction - raw steak.
20:00	20:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — A Door Unlocked 1/5 Mary Jago leaves a violent relationship, unwittingly placing herself in further jeopardy. 20:30 Available now The Return of King Arthur Bettany Hughes looks at Edward Burne Jones's greatest work, The Sleep of Arthur in Avalon.	20:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — Bone of My Bone 2/5 Mary Jago meets the recipient of her bone marrow donation, and a body is discovered. 20:30 Available now The Strange Parallel World of Christian Pop Paul Bayley tells the story of a neglected musical genre.	20:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — Love Hurts 3/5 Leo Nash's sudden departure upsets Mary. In the park, another homeless person is murdered. 20:30 Available now Fixing a Hole Sara Parker investigates roadworks, those who dig them and those who despair of them.	20:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — In Harm's Way 4/5 Hob is questioned by the police and Roman Ashton becomes anxious about Mary Jago's safety. 20:30 Available now The Nun Who Nurtured Reggae Jonathan Charles investigates the story of Sister Mary Ignatius Davies.	20:00 Available now Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street — By His Own Hand 5/5 Mary Jago is shocked by Alastair's wedding present and Bean, once a suspect, has vanished. 20:30 Available now The Number One Ladies' Opera House Pauline McLean follows author Alexander McCall Smith as he sets up an opera in Botswana.		20:00 The Arthur Haynes Show — From 23/06/1963 The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons. 20:30 Stop Messing About! — Series 2, Episode 13 13/13 Bona news on the Isle of Man, and it ends with an anthem.
21:00	21:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — An Incident 1/5 Two children, two pets, one stranger. Then a small domestic disaster. 21:15 Available now Loose Ends — Danny Wallace, Nick Park, Kayvan Novak, Tameka Empson, Susan Calman, Songhoy Blues, Justin Townes Earle Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.	21:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — A Play 2/5 She insists on showing him her terrible work. He takes drastic action. 21:15 Available now Afternoon Drama — Justin Hopper - The Weighing Room Jockey Noel is anxious to get back in the saddle after a career-threatening fall.	21:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — The Old House 3/5 The landlord shows one of his properties, but the memories are traumatic. 21:15 Available now Alan Pollock - Philip and Sydney Philip Larkin and his father visited Nazi Germany in 1937. What might have happened?	21:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — Ivan Matveyitch 4/5 An old academic and a young boy. It's a topsy-turvy friendship, but it endures. 21:15 Available now Afternoon Drama — Andrew Doyle - The Second Mr Bailey John is a young gay man whose landlady is turning him into a replica of her husband.	21:00 Available now Stories by Anton Chekhov — Bad Weather 5/5 Or to put it another way, what has the husband been up to in Moscow? 21:15 Aelish Michael - Dreaming of Foxes Ted Hughes is reunited with a long-lost school friend. But what do they have in common?		21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited — Oscar Winners, Richard Dreyfuss The Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss makes his castaway choices with Sue Lawley. 21:45 Afternoon Reading — Backwards and in High Heels, Sharing the Joke 3/3 By Reginald Hill. A chief constable looks back on her career at her retirement dinner.
22:00	22:00 Available now The Unbelievable Truth — Series 14, Episode 6 6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game 22:30 Available now Mr Blue Sky — Series 1, My Valentine 2/4 Harvey is struggling to come up with a Valentine's idea for Jax.	22:00 Available now I've Never Seen Star Wars — Series 6, Dame Kelly Holmes 6/6 Marcus Brigstocke asks Dame Kelly Holmes to try experiences she has never had before. 22:30 Available now Radio 2's Comedy Showcase — Tim Minchin - Strings The struggles of rock band singer Jonny, who leaves Australia in pursuit of fame.	22:00 Available now What Does the K Stand For? — Series 2, Sister Dearest 6/6 Stephen K Amos's sitcom about growing up black, gay and funny in 1980s London. 22:30 Available now The Odd Half Hour — Series 2, Episode 4 4/4 A right-wing intervention and must-have board games.	22:00 Available now Brian Gulliver's Travels — Series 2, Chamanoa 1/6 By Bill Dare. Satirical adventure with strange tales from Brian's undiscovered continent. 22:30 Available now Down the Line — Series 1, Crime 4/6 Award-winning spoof phone-in show, with talk radio host Gary Bellamy. Stars Rhys Thomas. 22:55 Available now The Comedy Club Interviews — 12/02/2015 Sara Pascoe chats to Liam Williams.	22:00 Available now Gloomsbury — Series 1, The St Ives School of Painting 3/6 Vera Sackcloth-Vest and Ginny Fox pursue DH Lollipop, who writes naughty books. 22:30 The League Against Tedium — Episode 1 1/6 Music and comedy, as Simon Munnery goes in search of the Greatest Waiter of All Time.	22:00 Tim Minchin and Friends A marvellous collision of mirth and piano from the award-winning singer-songwriter. 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews — 14/02/2015 Arthur Smith chats to Richard Herring.	22:00 Clare in the Community — Series 7, The Prisoner 1/6 Will the Sparrowhawk Family Centre survive the Big Society? 22:30 Elvenquest — Series 2, Episode 4 4/6 Sam assumes leadership of the quest, and Lord Darkness fakes a win. 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews — 15/02/2015 Arthur Smith chats to Richard Herring.
23:00	23:00 Available now The Now Show — Series 45, Episode 5 5/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. 23:30 Available now Listen Against — Series 2, Episode 1 1/4 An Archers convention, a live pitbull on the Today programme and a Popmaster crisis.	23:00 Available now Delve Special — Series 2, The Archibald Gallery Robbery 1/4 Reporter David Lander reopens the investigation into 1983's Archibald Gallery robbery. 23:25 Available now The Comedy Club Interviews — 10/02/2015 Sara Pascoe chats to Liam Williams. 23:30 Available now Rudy's Rare Records — Series 3, No Richie, No Cry 1/6 Adam and Rudy fill the gap left by Richie at university with Salsa classes.	23:00 Available now On the Hour — Series 2, Episode 5 5/6 Ireland hits the headlines as the programme celebrates its 33rd birthday. 23:30 Available now The Skivers — Series 2, Episode 4 4/5 Doctor Who meets Worzel Gummidge, as Nick Golson and Tim deJongh welcome guest Jon Pertwee	23:00 Available now Old Harry's Game — Series 7, Episode 1 1/6 Hell faces confusion when a dog turns up, as animals are not evil... except dolphins. 23:30 Available now Cabin Pressure — Series 1, Fitton 6/6 The crew are grounded, so Arthur shares a secret and Carolyn learns about air hostesses.	23:25 The Comedy Club Interviews — 13/02/2015 Arthur Smith chats to Richard Herring. 23:30 The In Crowd — Series 1, Episode 3 3/6 Sketch show with Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward. From August 2001. 23:45 Self Storage — Jobhunting 3/6 Dave is still separated. Can he get his life back on track by getting a job?	23:00 Mark Steel's in Town — Series 2, Dumfries 3/6 Mark travels to the Scottish border town of Dumfries. 23:30 The Jason Byrne Show — Series 1, Religion 4/6 Exploring a fresh theme each week, the Irish comedian hosts stand-up and sketches.	23:00 Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off — Series 3, Chalet Girl 3/6 Despite a lack of any obvious qualifications, Giles gets a job on the ski slopes of France 23:30 Meet David Sedaris — Series 1, Six-to-Eight Black Men; Just a Quick Email 1/4 The American humorist reads from his extensive collection, including some guilty secrets.

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