Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—1. Pursuit
1/5 Dandy secret agent Lucifer Box investigates drug-related dealings in 1920s Manhattan.
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00:30
Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You Wholesale—Episode 1
1/2 Hidden beneath false memories, a disturbing truth is revealed. Read by William Hootkins.
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01:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 19
19/28 From New York, the American funny man welcomes singer Sara Watkins and actress Debra Monk.
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02:00
The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles—Series 3 Omnibus
Return of the drama series about a young woman with learning disabilities.
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03:05
Inheritance Tracks—Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox with Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks and A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
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03:15
Sneaky Peeks—02/04/2011
Andi Osho with the best bits of Radio 4 Extra's comedy coming your way in the week ahead.
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03:30
Hancock's Half Hour—The Blood Donor: Pye's Re-recording
The Lad sparks hospital havoc. The classic TV episode recreated with an audience in 1961.
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04:00
GB Shaw - Arms and the Man
Love, war, honesty, deception and honour, set in 1885 Bulgaria. Starring Andrew Sachs.
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05:30
The House I Grew Up In—Series 1, Peter Hennessy
1/4 Historian and journalist Peter Hennessy returns to Finchley in North London.
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Morning
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06:00
Abandoned Projects by Alan Plater (Omnibus)
Playwright Alan Plater talks about the career moves he never made.
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07:05
Inheritance Tracks—Mary Coughlan
The singer selects 'I'd Rather Go Blind' and Jacques Brel's 'Hearts'.
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07:15
Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 1
1/5 The perfect dinner party is never as easy at it looks, as Cara discovers to her cost.
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07:30
Arthur Smith's Last Hangover
How the comedian quit booze in 2002 and entered the world of the chronically sober.
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08:00
The Goon Show—Vintage Goons, Giant Bombardon
4/14 With the war going badly, Neddie is tasked with finding a huge leather cannon.
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08:30
Dad's Army—Series 1, The Man and the Hour
1/20 Bank manager George Mainwaring sets up Walmington-on-Sea's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Guard.
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09:00
Ian Fleming - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The tale of a car saved from the scrapyard, that takes a family on a magical adventure.
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10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—JK Rowling
Gems from the Desert Island Discs Library. First up is the creator of Harry Potter.
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10:50
Front Row Interviews—Julie Walters
The actress reflects on her film and television career in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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11:00
Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 2
2/5 For Clare, falling in love with Mike was easy, but becoming a stepmother possibly less so.
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11:15
The Archers at 60
Celebrating the anniversary of the world's longest running soap opera.
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11:45
Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 3
3/5 Tessa's unconventional office raffle leads to a voyage with unexpected new horizons.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Abandoned Projects by Alan Plater (Omnibus)
Playwright Alan Plater talks about the career moves he never made.
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13:05
Inheritance Tracks—Mary Coughlan
The singer selects 'I'd Rather Go Blind' and Jacques Brel's 'Hearts'.
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13:15
Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 1
1/5 The perfect dinner party is never as easy at it looks, as Cara discovers to her cost.
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13:30
Arthur Smith's Last Hangover
How the comedian quit booze in 2002 and entered the world of the chronically sober.
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14:00
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood.
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14:30
Francophile Namesakes
Comedian Dave Gorman tells how receiving an email set him off on a 'Googlewhack' adventure
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15:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Grappling Game
15/20 The Lad Himself and Miss Pugh go to the wrestling, with a shock result!
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15:30
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 6, Episode 13
13/13 J Arthur Bile recalls the golden age of cinema.
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16:00
Ian Fleming - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The tale of a car saved from the scrapyard, that takes a family on a magical adventure.
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17:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 19
19/28 From New York, the American funny man welcomes singer Sara Watkins and actress Debra Monk.
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Evening
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18:00
Torchwood—Lost Souls
Cardiff's extra-terrestrial peacekeepers head to Geneva's Hadron Collider laboratory.
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18:45
Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, The Nine Billion Names of God
1/5 A Tibetan monastery's new computer sparks fears that the world will end.
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19:00
Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 2
2/5 For Clare, falling in love with Mike was easy, but becoming a stepmother possibly less so.
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19:15
The Archers at 60
Celebrating the anniversary of the world's longest running soap opera.
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19:45
Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 3
3/5 Tessa's unconventional office raffle leads to a voyage with unexpected new horizons.
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20:00
The Goon Show—Vintage Goons, Giant Bombardon
4/14 With the war going badly, Neddie is tasked with finding a huge leather cannon.
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20:30
Dad's Army—Series 1, The Man and the Hour
1/20 Bank manager George Mainwaring sets up Walmington-on-Sea's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Guard.
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21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—JK Rowling
Gems from the Desert Island Discs Library. First up is the creator of Harry Potter.
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21:50
Front Row Interviews—Julie Walters
The actress reflects on her film and television career in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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22:00
Arthur Smith's Last Hangover
How the comedian quit booze in 2002 and entered the world of the chronically sober.
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22:30
All Classical Music Explained—The Bach Family
4/6 Rainer Hersch investigates the Master of the Baroque and his Big Boomy Special Effects.
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23:00
All Bar Luke—Series 1, Luke in the Pub
1/4 A birthday binge sparks brotherly trouble for loser Luke Walsall, and he gets clamped.
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23:15
15 Minute Musical—Series 1, Bollywindsor
3/6 A Bhangratastic regal romp as a young handsome Prince must prove that he's fit to be heir.
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23:30
Elvenquest—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 Intrepid heroes battle evil forces for the Sword of Asnagar.
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Late
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00:00
Torchwood—Lost Souls
Cardiff's extra-terrestrial peacekeepers head to Geneva's Hadron Collider laboratory.
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00:45
Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, The Nine Billion Names of God
1/5 A Tibetan monastery's new computer sparks fears that the world will end.
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—JK Rowling
Gems from the Desert Island Discs Library. First up is the creator of Harry Potter.
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01:50
Front Row Interviews—Julie Walters
The actress reflects on her film and television career in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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02:00
Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 2
2/5 For Clare, falling in love with Mike was easy, but becoming a stepmother possibly less so.
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02:15
The Archers at 60
Celebrating the anniversary of the world's longest running soap opera.
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02:45
Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 3
3/5 Tessa's unconventional office raffle leads to a voyage with unexpected new horizons.
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03:00
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood.
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03:30
Francophile Namesakes
Comedian Dave Gorman tells how receiving an email set him off on a 'Googlewhack' adventure
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04:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Grappling Game
15/20 The Lad Himself and Miss Pugh go to the wrestling, with a shock result!
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04:30
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 6, Episode 13
13/13 J Arthur Bile recalls the golden age of cinema.
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05:00
Ian Fleming - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The tale of a car saved from the scrapyard, that takes a family on a magical adventure.
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