11:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World - S2 Ep3
3/6. The sci-fi star probes cloning and what to do with our waste. With Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From July 1993.
12:00 AM - 01:00 AM
Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol
1/3. 4 Extra Debut. Almost a year after being fired from BBC Radio 1, Kenny Everett makes his debut on BBC Radio Bristol. From June 1971.
01:00 AM - 01:30 AM
Evil Under The Sun
2/5. When a glamorous American starlet is found strangled, Poirot has a hotel full of suspects to investigate. Stars John Moffatt.
01:30 AM - 02:00 AM
The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries - S1 Ep1
1/4. The Elizabethan playwright gets a job, hires a servant - and inherits a mystery. Ged Parsons' adventure stars Dominic Jephcott.
02:00 AM - 02:30 AM
Rent - S4 Ep5
5/6. Dave's band gets a paying gig and he heads for Manchester - but where does that leave Eva? Stars Toby Longworth. From June 1998.
02:30 AM - 03:00 AM
The Goon Show - S9 Ep10
10/17. Number 10 is keen to secure a nuclear-free rubbish capability, but so is the Kremlin. Stars Harry Secombe. From January 1959.
03:00 AM - 03:30 AM
Conversations from a Long...
...Marriage at Christmas again. The couple prepare to spend a quiet Christmas with friends, or so they think. Stars Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam. From 2021.
03:30 AM - 03:45 AM
The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi - S1 Ep2
2/5. When tragedy strikes - the young clown seeks consolation in making others laugh with a new character. Read by Kenneth Cranham.
03:45 AM - 04:00 AM
Paddington Bear
Paddington's first bath at the Brown's house proves to be very eventful. Stars Michael Hordern and Andrew Branch.
04:00 AM - 04:30 AM
Booked - S2 Ep4
4/6. Ian McMillan's irreverent literary game with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Miles Kington and Roger McGough. From March 1997.
04:30 AM - 05:00 AM
A Very John Kearns Christmas
4 Extra Debut. The Edinburgh Comedy Award winner pulls up his sleigh to share actual recordings of family Christmas dinners gone by. From 2019.
05:00 AM - 06:00 AM
The Lady Vanishes
A train, a missing governess and evil Nazi plans for Europe. All aboard for a gripping ride to adventure. Stars Jenny Funnell.
06:00 AM - 06:30 AM
Evil Under The Sun
3/5. Suspects-a-plenty, along with witchcraft and a secret love-letter for the Belgian sleuth to investigate. Starring John Moffatt.
06:30 AM - 07:00 AM
The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries - S1 Ep2
2/4. The Elizabethan spy wonders why an unknown patron funds the worst play ever written? Stars Dominic Jephcott and Roy Hudd.
07:00 AM - 07:30 AM
Project Santa Claus
Danger and espionage lurk in the Department of Trade's stationery cupboard. Stars Tony Slattery and Joan Sims. From 1986.
07:30 AM - 08:00 AM
The Missing Hancocks - S2 Ep5
5/5. Hancock's Strolling Players' cautionary tale of Christmas as it might be. Stars Kevin McNally. 1955 episode re-recorded in 2015.
08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups - S3 Ep5
5/6. A neighbourly good deed lands Tom in trouble, while his parents fully embrace evening classes. With Kate Anthony. From 2015.
08:30 AM - 08:45 AM
The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi - S1 Ep3
3/5. Mother Goose makes the clown a fully fledged Georgian superstar, but fame brings a downside. Read by Kenneth Cranham.
08:45 AM - 09:00 AM
Paddington Bear
Paddington takes charge of sound effects for the local Christmas pantomime. Stars Michael Hordern and Andrew Branch.
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
You Heard it Here First - S2 Ep6
6/6. Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio only world, with Donna Preston, Jon Long, Glenn Moore and Sara Pascoe.
09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Pursued by Bears
3/3. Paul Vaughan discusses the back story of Rupert Bear with Terry Jones and Julia Eccleshare. From 2003.
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Daily Service
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music led by Bishop David Walker.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Happy Birthday Maurice Cole
How Christmas-born radio legend Kenny Everett started life as a quiet Merseyside school boy. Paul Rowley looks back. From 2009.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Evil Under The Sun
3/5. Suspects-a-plenty, along with witchcraft and a secret love-letter for the Belgian sleuth to investigate. Starring John Moffatt.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries - S1 Ep2
2/4. The Elizabethan spy wonders why an unknown patron funds the worst play ever written? Stars Dominic Jephcott and Roy Hudd.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Project Santa Claus
Danger and espionage lurk in the Department of Trade's stationery cupboard. Stars Tony Slattery and Joan Sims. From 1986.
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
The Missing Hancocks - S2 Ep5
5/5. Hancock's Strolling Players' cautionary tale of Christmas as it might be. Stars Kevin McNally. 1955 episode re-recorded in 2015.
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups - S3 Ep5
5/6. A neighbourly good deed lands Tom in trouble, while his parents fully embrace evening classes. With Kate Anthony. From 2015.
01:30 PM - 01:45 PM
The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi - S1 Ep3
3/5. Mother Goose makes the clown a fully fledged Georgian superstar, but fame brings a downside. Read by Kenneth Cranham.
01:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Paddington Bear
Paddington takes charge of sound effects for the local Christmas pantomime. Stars Michael Hordern and Andrew Branch.
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Foul Play - S3 Ep2
2/6. Crime writers PD James and HRF Keating probe death at Christmas dinner. Simon Brett hosts the festive murder quiz. From 2997.
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Ed Reardon's Christmas Week
It's nearly Christmas and Ed needs a room at the inn. But he's got to deal with Scrooge. Stars Christopher Douglas. From 2020.
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Star Child
A unique nativity with a magic star, a psychotic king, three wise women and a bolshie pregnant girl. Stars Jim Broadbent.
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Happy Birthday Maurice Cole
How Christmas-born radio legend Kenny Everett started life as a quiet Merseyside school boy. Paul Rowley looks back. From 2009.
05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Evil Under The Sun
3/5. Suspects-a-plenty, along with witchcraft and a secret love-letter for the Belgian sleuth to investigate. Starring John Moffatt.
05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries - S1 Ep2
2/4. The Elizabethan spy wonders why an unknown patron funds the worst play ever written? Stars Dominic Jephcott and Roy Hudd.
06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Project Santa Claus
Danger and espionage lurk in the Department of Trade's stationery cupboard. Stars Tony Slattery and Joan Sims. From 1986.
06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
The Missing Hancocks - S2 Ep5
5/5. Hancock's Strolling Players' cautionary tale of Christmas as it might be. Stars Kevin McNally. 1955 episode re-recorded in 2015.
07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups - S3 Ep5
5/6. A neighbourly good deed lands Tom in trouble, while his parents fully embrace evening classes. With Kate Anthony. From 2015.
07:30 PM - 07:45 PM
The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi - S1 Ep3
3/5. Mother Goose makes the clown a fully fledged Georgian superstar, but fame brings a downside. Read by Kenneth Cranham.
07:45 PM - 08:00 PM
Paddington Bear
Paddington takes charge of sound effects for the local Christmas pantomime. Stars Michael Hordern and Andrew Branch.
08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Foul Play - S3 Ep2
2/6. Crime writers PD James and HRF Keating probe death at Christmas dinner. Simon Brett hosts the festive murder quiz. From 2997.
08:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Ed Reardon's Christmas Week
It's nearly Christmas and Ed needs a room at the inn. But he's got to deal with Scrooge. Stars Christopher Douglas. From 2020.
09:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Star Child
A unique nativity with a magic star, a psychotic king, three wise women and a bolshie pregnant girl. Stars Jim Broadbent.
10:00 PM - 10:30 PM
You Heard it Here First - S2 Ep6
6/6. Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio only world, with Donna Preston, Jon Long, Glenn Moore and Sara Pascoe.
10:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Tim Key's Christmas Poetry Programme
No amount of yuletide joy nor a festive stable, can hide Tom's despair of working on Christmas day. With Tom Basden. From 2015.
11:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Elis James' Pantheon of Heroes - S2 Ep5
5/6. Pryce Pryce-Jones, Richard Trevithick, and Guglielmo Marconi. Determining the ultimate heroes of Wales. From January 2013.
11:30 PM - 11:45 PM
Paperback Hell - S2 Ep3
3/6. Suspiciously fictional author Alexander Cromwell reads from his Napoleonic adventure. Stars Michael Fenton Stevens. From 2004.
11:45 PM - 12:00 AM
Excuse me, are you John Shuttleworth?
1/2. 4 Extra Debut. After years hiding behind the masks of made-up people, Graham Fellows shares the twists and turns of his own story. From 2020.