Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, The Stuff of Nightmares, part 2
2/10 Barricaded in the Time Lord's cottage, Mike Yates hears more about the reanimating bugs.
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00:30
HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness—Episode 2
2/5 A grisly discovery at Professor Lake's camp sparks a perilous two-man flight.
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01:00
Sherlock Holmes—His Last Bow, His Last Bow
8/8 It's 1914 and the sleuth-cum-apiarist is asked to help England in her darkest hour.
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01:45
Short Stories by John Mortimer—Paradise Island
Will a dentist's Pacific encounter with the lovely La La make him put down his drill?
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02:00
Now Show Extra—12/12/2011
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present an extended version of this week's Now Show.
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02:45
Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea—Series 1, The Shooting Party
4/4 The elderly Scotsmen assist the laird with armaments for shooting out on the moors.
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03:00
Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth—Episode 2
2/3 Taken in by a kindly preacher, abandoned Ruth Hilton must hide a dark secret.
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04:00
Christmas with the Detectives—The Blue Carbuncle
1/4 In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's whodunnit, Sherlock Holmes investigates the theft of a diamond
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04:15
Petrella—Series 2, Heroes and Villains
1/4 In robbery and murder, the detective learns even respected police officers can be suspects
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05:00
Flying the Flag—Series 1, Favours
1/6 A broken typewriter causes chaos. Eastern bloc embassy sitcom starring Dinsdale Landen.
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05:30
Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, London
5/6 Smuggler Jago is kidnapped, but can he survive in polite city society?
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Morning
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06:00
Leslie Charteris - The Saint—1. Saint Overboard
1/3 The haloed adventurer goes to sea in search of deliberately sunk bullion ships.
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07:00
Safety Catch—Series 2, There Will Be Paint
4/4 Simon and his arms-selling colleagues go paintballing to better understand the art of war.
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07:30
Heresy—Series 8, Episode 2
2/6 With comedians David Baddiel and Lucy Porter and quiz show presenter Richard Osman.
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08:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Bequest
3/20 The Lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife.
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08:30
Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Old Flame
5/6 Just as the comedian is feeling lonely, a long-lost love turns up.
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09:00
Big Jim and the Figaro Club—The Old Dunkirk Spirit
6/6 Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates.
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09:30
Whispers—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 Scandals quiz with Anthony Holden, Valerie Grove, Lucy Moore and Geoffrey Durham.
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10:00
Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth—Episode 3
3/3 Bellingham's return spells danger. Could the damaging truth about Leonard be revealed?
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11:00
Christmas with the Detectives—The Thieves Who Couldn't Help Sneezing
2/4 In Thomas Hardy's whodunnit, horse thieves and house breakers roam the moors of Wessex.
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11:15
Petrella—Series 2, The Missionary Position
2/4 A tip-off leads the inspector to a gym, where his colleague encounters a former tutor.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Bequest
3/20 The Lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife.
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12:30
Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Old Flame
5/6 Just as the comedian is feeling lonely, a long-lost love turns up.
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13:00
Leslie Charteris - The Saint—1. Saint Overboard
1/3 The haloed adventurer goes to sea in search of deliberately sunk bullion ships.
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14:00
Charlotte Bronte - The Professor—3. Belgium
3/10 Unable to work any longer for his tyrant of a brother, William Crimsworth leaves the mill.
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14:15
This Sceptred Isle—Penance, Rebellion and Ireland
32/216 Henry, whilst seeking penance for the death of Becket, also attempts to conquer Ireland.
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14:30
Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen—Episode 3
3/5 Can HellΓ© Nice, risquΓ© dancer turned Grand Prix racing driver, break the world record?
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14:45
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim—Episode 11
11/12 Jim Dixon makes his infamous speech and includes his impression of Evelyn Waugh.
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15:00
Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth—Episode 3
3/3 Bellingham's return spells danger. Could the damaging truth about Leonard be revealed?
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—14/12/2011
Mel Giedroyc hears a history of the sandwich and meets the owner of a famous ballet shoe.
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17:00
It Sticks Out Half A Mile—1. The Business Proposition
With the war over, Dad's Army veterans Wilson and Pike get a surprise visitor.
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17:30
Safety Catch—Series 2, There Will Be Paint
4/4 Simon and his arms-selling colleagues go paintballing to better understand the art of war.
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Evening
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18:00
Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, The Dead Shoes, part 1
3/10 For his next lesson about the alien swarm, Mike Yates goes back in time to 1930s Cromer.
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18:30
HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness—Episode 3
3/5 Dyer and Danforth discover sprawling evidence of an incredible ancient civilisation.
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19:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Bequest
3/20 The Lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife.
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19:30
Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Old Flame
5/6 Just as the comedian is feeling lonely, a long-lost love turns up.
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20:00
Leslie Charteris - The Saint—1. Saint Overboard
1/3 The haloed adventurer goes to sea in search of deliberately sunk bullion ships.
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21:00
Christmas with the Detectives—The Thieves Who Couldn't Help Sneezing
2/4 In Thomas Hardy's whodunnit, horse thieves and house breakers roam the moors of Wessex.
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21:15
Petrella—Series 2, The Missionary Position
2/4 A tip-off leads the inspector to a gym, where his colleague encounters a former tutor.
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22:00
Heresy—Series 8, Episode 2
2/6 With comedians David Baddiel and Lucy Porter and quiz show presenter Richard Osman.
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22:30
Nebulous—Series 2, Tempus Fugitive
5/6 What is the dark secret of the time-splintered Linda-viduals? From May 2006.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—14/12/2011
Comedy Club offers two hours of comedy. Host Arthur Smith chats to Tim Key.
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23:00
Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 1, Barbie
1/6 The Conroy family are braced for school reports and a loan.
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23:30
Revolting People—Series 2, Even More Trying Times
2/6 Samuel's emporium faces competition from a new Super-emporium. 1770 America sitcom.
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Late
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00:00
Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, The Dead Shoes, part 1
3/10 For his next lesson about the alien swarm, Mike Yates goes back in time to 1930s Cromer.
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00:30
HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness—Episode 3
3/5 Dyer and Danforth discover sprawling evidence of an incredible ancient civilisation.
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01:00
Leslie Charteris - The Saint—1. Saint Overboard
1/3 The haloed adventurer goes to sea in search of deliberately sunk bullion ships.
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02:00
Big Jim and the Figaro Club—The Old Dunkirk Spirit
6/6 Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates.
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02:30
Whispers—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 Scandals quiz with Anthony Holden, Valerie Grove, Lucy Moore and Geoffrey Durham.
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03:00
Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth—Episode 3
3/3 Bellingham's return spells danger. Could the damaging truth about Leonard be revealed?
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04:00
Christmas with the Detectives—The Thieves Who Couldn't Help Sneezing
2/4 In Thomas Hardy's whodunnit, horse thieves and house breakers roam the moors of Wessex.
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04:15
Petrella—Series 2, The Missionary Position
2/4 A tip-off leads the inspector to a gym, where his colleague encounters a former tutor.
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05:00
It Sticks Out Half A Mile—1. The Business Proposition
With the war over, Dad's Army veterans Wilson and Pike get a surprise visitor.
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05:30
Safety Catch—Series 2, There Will Be Paint
4/4 Simon and his arms-selling colleagues go paintballing to better understand the art of war.
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