Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Robert Easby - Oneira—5. Mind the Gap
5/5 The museum guard ends up literally talking to herself, and finds her other self very rude.
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00:30
HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 5
5/5 Robert Olmstead flees Innsmouth only to discover a shocking secret linking him to the town
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01:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair, 4. Return to Downburgh
4/8 Pondering the mystery of the handbag, the detective and his wife follow up a fresh lead.
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01:30
Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse—Episode 5
5/10 Albert Campion is confronted by the police who suspect him of being an imposter.
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01:45
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents—The Dancing Partner
5/5 By Jerome K Jerome. What if Herr Geibel's ingenious mechanical man should malfunction?
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02:00
Second Holmes—2. The Case of the Maltese Pearls
2/6 The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson probe the mysterious theft of a necklace.
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02:30
Trivia Test Match—Episode 9
9/9 With Tim Rice, Willie Rushton, Leslie Thomas and Christopher Martin-Jenkins. From 1992.
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03:00
RL Stevenson - The Master of Ballantrae—1. The Unwelcome Return
1/2 A buccaneering tale of a family with divided loyalties during the Jacobite uprising.
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04:00
Cheltenham Literature Festival Readings—Ben Okri
5/5 Ben Okri reads an extract from his story 'The Secret Castle'.
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04:15
Captain Corelli's Mandolin—Earthquake
4/4 An extraordinary heroic act, a slow recovery and a resolution two generations later.
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05:00
Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, Return of the Kidi
1/6 Middle-aged Stella battles to get her grown-up children to leave home.
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05:30
The Little World of Don Camillo—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 The Italian priest tries to replace the church bell, but funding hits a snag.
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Morning
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06:00
Willy Russell - Educating Rita
The sparky and touching tale of a working-class student and her alcohol-fuelled tutor.
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07:30
Speak Spirit Speak
Voices of the dead, aliens or our minds? Ken Hollings explores electronic voice phenomena.
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08:00
Saturday Live Poetry Pop-Up
Poets from Saturday Live perform from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Theatre for National Poetry Day.
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09:00
Somebody Laughed: Eddie Braben Brings You Sunshine
Writer Eddie Braden's highlights including Morecambe and Wise and The Ken Dodd Show
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus—1661
2/10 Pepys resolves to cut back on theatre-going and drinking. He fails spectacularly.
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13:10
Two Minute Tales—Change
A mild-mannered bus driver is driven to distraction by one of his passengers.
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13:15
Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - Murder West One, 4. Soho Espresso
4/4 The detective heads to a coffee bar, where a man lies dead upstairs - but who killed him?
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14:00
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 9, Episode 1
1/8 Back after their own individual projects, the bickering comedy team reconvenes.
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14:30
The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Rise from the Grave the Burkiss Way
2/7 Dracula and Oedipus Rex get a good going over from Fred, Jo, Nigel and Chris.
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15:00
Saturday Live Poetry Pop-Up
Poets from Saturday Live perform from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Theatre for National Poetry Day.
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16:00
Willy Russell - Educating Rita
The sparky and touching tale of a working-class student and her alcohol-fuelled tutor.
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17:30
What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 1
Ed Byrne, Lucy Porter and Sam Bain review Britain's best current comedy.
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Evening
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18:00
Mike Walker - 2025—1. New Reality
1/2 A future where computers rule and artificial intelligence has become a reality.
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19:00
Somebody Laughed: Eddie Braben Brings You Sunshine
Writer Eddie Braden's highlights including Morecambe and Wise and The Ken Dodd Show
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22:00
Comedy on the Boat—08/10/2011
Stand-up performances by David Ward, Jason Cook, Marlon Davis and Alistair Barrie.
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22:45
Greg at The Stand—Episode 2
2/6 Greg McHugh welcomes some of the world's finest stand ups to the Glasgow comedy venue.
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23:00
Ruth Rendell - The Fever Tree and Other Stories—2. The Dreadful Day of Judgement
2/3 Three lost souls and their foreman clear up at an abandoned graveyard.
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23:30
Jake Arnott - The Long Firm—Episode 8
8/10 Ruby puts herself in danger when she falls for the charms of Harry's new boyfriend.
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23:45
A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly—3. Choices
3/5 Mattie discovers Miss Wilcox's library. But will she destroy Grace's letters?
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Late
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00:00
Mike Walker - 2025—1. New Reality
1/2 A future where computers rule and artificial intelligence has become a reality.
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01:00
Saturday Live Poetry Pop-Up
Poets from Saturday Live perform from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Theatre for National Poetry Day.
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02:00
The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus—1661
2/10 Pepys resolves to cut back on theatre-going and drinking. He fails spectacularly.
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03:10
Two Minute Tales—Change
A mild-mannered bus driver is driven to distraction by one of his passengers.
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03:15
Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - Murder West One, 4. Soho Espresso
4/4 The detective heads to a coffee bar, where a man lies dead upstairs - but who killed him?
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04:00
Willy Russell - Educating Rita
The sparky and touching tale of a working-class student and her alcohol-fuelled tutor.
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05:30
What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 1
Ed Byrne, Lucy Porter and Sam Bain review Britain's best current comedy.
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