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00:00 - Arthur C Clarke - Rendezvous with Rama

Episode 2
2/2 What is the secret at the heart of the space object known as Rama?

01:00 - Road to Normandy

For 40 years, Dave has put behind him landing on Normandy beaches on D-Day in 1944.

02:30 - Margaret Atwood - The Testaments (Omnibus)

Episode 1
1/3 15 years after Offred, three women’s lives are tied to Gilead’s fate.

03:45 - Marriott's Monologues

Peter Goodwright
The tale of a perilous voyage on the Runcorn Ferry courtesy of Marriott Edgar.

04:00 - Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace

Inside Information
1/4 The 1920s tipster gets an unlikely helping hand from a self-righteous police inspector.

04:30 - The Arthur Haynes Show

From 28/07/1963
The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons.

05:00 - Dr Hannah Fry: Codebreaker

3. Bletchley Park and Beyond
3/3 Dr Hannah Fry brings you the best in codes, ciphers and secrets from the BBC Radio archive

06:00 - Desert Island Discs Revisited

Actors, Goldie Hawn
Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn is castaway by Kirsty Young.

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

Between the Ears - Miss Birdie's Letter
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.

07:30 - The Nature of Spring by Jim Crumley (Omnibus)

Captivating picture of Scotland’s wilderness in spring.

08:40 - Inheritance Tracks

Natalie Cassidy
Actress Natalie Cassidy chooses tracks by Frank Sinatra and Alanis Morrissette.

08:50 - Curious Under the Stars

Series 10 (Omnibus) - Things of Stone
Disaster strikes the pub in the mysterious village of Glan Don, on the wild Welsh coast.

10:00 - Tony's

Series 2, Under Investigation
6/6 The hair salon is getting unexpected customers - could the taxman be sniffing around?

10:30 - Much Binding in the Marsh

From 10/05/1950
Still looking for work, the ex-RAF gang turns its hand to babysitting.

11:00 - Desert Island Discs Revisited

Actors, Goldie Hawn
Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn is castaway by Kirsty Young.

11:45 - David Attenborough's Life Stories

Series 1, Songsters
The messages conveyed in the syllables, melodies and repeated phrases of singing birds.

12:00 - Poetry Extra

Between the Ears - Miss Birdie's Letter
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.

12:30 - The Nature of Spring by Jim Crumley (Omnibus)

Captivating picture of Scotland’s wilderness in spring.

13:40 - Inheritance Tracks

Natalie Cassidy
Actress Natalie Cassidy chooses tracks by Frank Sinatra and Alanis Morrissette.

13:50 - Curious Under the Stars

Series 10 (Omnibus) - Things of Stone
Disaster strikes the pub in the mysterious village of Glan Don, on the wild Welsh coast.

15:00 - Tony's

Series 2, Under Investigation
6/6 The hair salon is getting unexpected customers - could the taxman be sniffing around?

15:30 - Much Binding in the Marsh

From 10/05/1950
Still looking for work, the ex-RAF gang turns its hand to babysitting.

16:00 - Wally K Daly

Before the Screaming Begins, 3. Revelation
3/3 The alien intent is revealed. Can the Earth fight back? Stars Donald Hewlett.

16:30 - The Darker Side of the Border

3. The Brownie of the Black Haggs by James Hogg
3/3 Lady Wheelhope becomes dangerously obsessed with a mysterious servant.

17:00 - Desert Island Discs Revisited

Actors, Goldie Hawn
Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn is castaway by Kirsty Young.

17:45 - David Attenborough's Life Stories

Series 1, Songsters
The messages conveyed in the syllables, melodies and repeated phrases of singing birds.

18:00 - Poetry Extra

Between the Ears - Miss Birdie's Letter
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.

18:30 - The Nature of Spring by Jim Crumley (Omnibus)

Captivating picture of Scotland’s wilderness in spring.

19:40 - Inheritance Tracks

Natalie Cassidy
Actress Natalie Cassidy chooses tracks by Frank Sinatra and Alanis Morrissette.

19:50 - Curious Under the Stars

Series 10 (Omnibus) - Things of Stone
Disaster strikes the pub in the mysterious village of Glan Don, on the wild Welsh coast.

21:00 - Tony's

Series 2, Under Investigation
6/6 The hair salon is getting unexpected customers - could the taxman be sniffing around?

21:30 - Much Binding in the Marsh

From 10/05/1950
Still looking for work, the ex-RAF gang turns its hand to babysitting.

22:00 - Craig Brown's Lost Diaries

September and October
5/6 The satirist dips into the private journals, as autumn brings gloom for Sylvia Plath.

22:30 - Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair

Series 6, Getting Together
1/6 Pauline McLynn stars in Jenny Eclair's comic monologue about a divorcee turning a corner.

22:45 - Paperback Hell

Series 1, Disco Shoes by Mike Horner
1/4 Jack is ill. An old girlfriend re-emerges distracting him from dependable Suzie.

23:00 - Josie Long: Romance and Adventure

Series 1, Episode 3
3/4 Josie questions whether her dream of one day having a family is now unrealistic.

23:30 - Liam Williams: Ladhood

Series 1, House Party
4/4 Comedian Liam Williams tells of his teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs.

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