Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Terry Pratchett—Wyrd Sisters, 1. Surprise Bundle
1/4 Three witches meet on a blasted heath while murder is in the air.
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00:30
Doctor Who—The Scapegoat, Episode 1
1/2 In Gestapo-run Paris, the Time Lord meets 'The Most Assassinated Man in the World'.
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01:00
Boogie Up the River—I'll See You on Tower Pier at 11
1/6 Mark Wallington and hellish hound Boogie quest to find the source of the Thames.
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01:30
Genius—Series 1, Richard Madeley
2/5 Dave Gorman asks Richard Madeley to select the public's best loopy idea.
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02:00
What's So Funny?—Series 1, Episode 1
1/13 Rufus Hound and guests with news and reviews of what's happening in comedy this week.
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02:30
Ambridge Extra Omnibus—Series 1, Episodes 1-2
Alice is in a romantic mood and Jamie's enjoying his newfound freedom.
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03:00
Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War—Episode 5
5/6 Harriet and Guy flee to Egypt, but the reality of war strains their fragile marriage.
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04:00
Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare—1. Richard E Grant
1/6 The Royal Dingle Company tackles the comedies of the Bard with Richard E Grant
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04:30
The Penny Dreadfuls—The Brothers Faversham, Horatius Faversham
1/4 The tale of Victorian Britain's most decorated soldier. Swashbuckling romp from Jan 2008.
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05:00
Alan Bennett - An Englishman Abroad
What did the actress say to the spy? Guy Burgess meets Coral Browne. With Michael Gambon.
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05:45
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember—Episode 5
5/10 With only women and children allowed on lifeboats, panic and friction spreads.
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Morning
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06:00
George Bernard Shaw - Candida
Vicar's wife dilemma in a romantic comedy starring Hannah Gordon and Edward Petherbridge.
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07:30
The House I Grew Up In—Series 1, Jacqueline Gold
2/4 Ann Summers Chief Executive Jacqueline Gold revisits the suburbs of Kent.
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08:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 20
20/28 From New York City: Guy Noir meets the Queen of Clean and it's Lake Wobegon's Prom Night.
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09:00
Let's Get Quizzical—Brains, Pickles and Slips
2/2 Russell Davies' historical trawl through radio quiz and panel games.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Little Ottleys—Series 1 Omnibus
Ada Leverson's social comedy set in Edwardian London.
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13:05
Inheritance Tracks—Colm Toibin
Writer Colm Toibin selects tracks by Joan Sutherland and Bob Dylan.
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13:15
Sneaky Peeks—09/04/2011
Andi Osho with the best bits of Radio 4 Extra's comedy coming your way in the week ahead.
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13:30
What's So Funny?—Series 1, Episode 1
1/13 Rufus Hound and guests with news and reviews of what's happening in comedy this week.
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14:00
The Goon Show—Series 4, The Greatest Mountain in the World
23/30 Neddie Seagoon attempts to climb a peak even higher than Everest. From March 1954.
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14:30
Dad's Army—Series 1, Museum Piece
2/20 Mainwaring's platoon set off to grab some much-needed weapons.
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15:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 20
20/28 From New York City: Guy Noir meets the Queen of Clean and it's Lake Wobegon's Prom Night.
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16:00
George Bernard Shaw - Candida
Vicar's wife dilemma in a romantic comedy starring Hannah Gordon and Edward Petherbridge.
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17:30
The House I Grew Up In—Series 1, Jacqueline Gold
2/4 Ann Summers Chief Executive Jacqueline Gold revisits the suburbs of Kent.
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Evening
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18:00
The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—2. Accused
2/5 Probing a fascist cult in 1920s New York, dandy spy hero Lucifer Box is accused of murder.
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18:30
Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You Wholesale—Episode 2
2/2 Does a childhood fantasy hold the key to the human race's survival?
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19:00
Let's Get Quizzical—Brains, Pickles and Slips
2/2 Russell Davies' historical trawl through radio quiz and panel games.
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22:00
Saturday Stand-Up—Robert Newman - Apocalypso Now
Robert Newman entertains an audience at London's Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn.
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22:45
Fabulous—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 Feeling inferior to stylish women, Faye gets lost in a Dirty Dancing fantasy at work.
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23:00
The Phone—All-Night Cafe by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
2/4 An insomniac mathematician answers a phone belonging to a prostitute.
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23:30
Wallander - Faceless Killers—Episode 3
3/10 The Swedish sleuth uncovers murder victim Lovgren's hefty cash withdrawals.
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23:45
Wallander - Faceless Killers—Episode 4
4/10 Arson and threatening calls blight the Swedish sleuth's murder investigation.
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Late
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00:00
The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—2. Accused
2/5 Probing a fascist cult in 1920s New York, dandy spy hero Lucifer Box is accused of murder.
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00:30
Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You Wholesale—Episode 2
2/2 Does a childhood fantasy hold the key to the human race's survival?
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01:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 20
20/28 From New York City: Guy Noir meets the Queen of Clean and it's Lake Wobegon's Prom Night.
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02:00
The Little Ottleys—Series 1 Omnibus
Ada Leverson's social comedy set in Edwardian London.
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03:05
Inheritance Tracks—Colm Toibin
Writer Colm Toibin selects tracks by Joan Sutherland and Bob Dylan.
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03:15
Sneaky Peeks—09/04/2011
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
What's So Funny?—Series 1, Episode 1
1/13 Rufus Hound and guests with news and reviews of what's happening in comedy this week.
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04:00
George Bernard Shaw - Candida
Vicar's wife dilemma in a romantic comedy starring Hannah Gordon and Edward Petherbridge.
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05:30
The House I Grew Up In—Series 1, Jacqueline Gold
2/4 Ann Summers Chief Executive Jacqueline Gold revisits the suburbs of Kent.
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