Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Spaceship II—1. Hole
1/5 Captain Gordon Taylor runs into trouble over a failing call centre.
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00:30
Paradise Lost in Space—1. Ruination
1/6 Armed idealist Norman and cheerful bore Max are set to ruin the lives of friendly aliens.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 4. Miss Murchison
4/6 Christmas halts Wimsey's investigation, but some suspicious powder isn't what it seems.
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01:30
Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 1
1/4 $87,000 is missing. Detectives Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson want it back.
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02:00
Heresy—Series 5, Episode 1
1/6 Victoria Coren chairs. With David Baddiel, David Mitchell and Rev Richard Coles.
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02:30
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 Ad man Ken Handley faces his own emergency when he's coerced into a Samaritans campaign.
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03:00
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers—The Pickwick Club
1/8 It's 1827 - Samuel Pickwick and his club members set off to travel across England.
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04:00
Sana Krasikov - One More Year—Maia in Yonkers
1/3 An immigrant worker eagerly anticipates a visit from the teenage son she left behind.
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04:15
Loose Ends—Sophie Parkin, Sarah Hadland, Peter Wight, Scottee, Ed Harcourt and Clock Opera
Clive Anderson is joined by Sarah Hadland, Peter Wight, Sophie Parkin and artist Scottee.
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05:00
Coming Alive—Series 2, Off The Hook
1/6 Could Terry end up back in prison after his community centre success?
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05:30
Second Holmes—5. The Case of the Neglected Farm
5/6 The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go to Dorset, where a wife is in danger.
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Morning
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06:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 5. Pongo
5/6 Lord Peter Wimsey's trail goes cold, until a stolen will brings fresh enlightenment.
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06:30
Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 2
2/4 Detectives Grave Digger and Coffin Ed chase the masterminds behind the missing money.
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07:00
Joyce Grenfell - Hats Off—Farewell to Fun
1/2 Poems include Monday Morning Mail and Hats, introduced by Janie Hampton.
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07:30
Bleak Expectations—Series 5, A Writerly Life Made Dreadfully Different
4/6 Pip and Charles Dickens engage in a novel-writing showdown to find the greatest writer.
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08:00
The Goon Show—Series 9, Childe Harolde Rewarde
6/17 Neddy goes in search of Excalibur and ends up 'in the drink'. From December 1958.
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08:30
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—Bravo Chantal!
7/10 A search for financial backing can lead a film producer into many unusual by-ways.
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09:00
The Now Show—Series 38, Episode 6
6/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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09:30
Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Episode 6
6/6 Clive Anderson is joined by Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover.
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10:00
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers—Dingley Dell
2/8 A drunken night at the pub results in an unfortunate case of mistaken identity.
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11:00
Sana Krasikov - One More Year—Companion
2/3 Ilona Siegal left conflict-riven Georgia in the hopes of a brighter future in America.
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11:15
Robin Baker - Elephant and Castle
As Ian rows with Kate on his 35th birthday, flashbacks reveal how they met 9 months before
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Goon Show—Series 9, Childe Harolde Rewarde
6/17 Neddy goes in search of Excalibur and ends up 'in the drink'. From December 1958.
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12:30
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—Bravo Chantal!
7/10 A search for financial backing can lead a film producer into many unusual by-ways.
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13:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 5. Pongo
5/6 Lord Peter Wimsey's trail goes cold, until a stolen will brings fresh enlightenment.
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13:30
Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 2
2/4 Detectives Grave Digger and Coffin Ed chase the masterminds behind the missing money.
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14:00
Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Crackers, Episode 2
2/5 Aggrieved Irene must bite her tongue when Vera's daughter Karen has a serious health scare
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14:15
Ambridge Extra—Series 4, Episode 5
5/20 Somebody's heart is all of a flutter. Roses, chocolates, a date... where will it all end?
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14:30
And June Whitfield—Episode 2
2/5 The actress recalls her rise to fame with a radio role in the hit show Take It From Here.
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14:45
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom—Episode 7
7/10 Young evacuee Willie must return to London and his bullying mother. Read by David Brierley
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15:00
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers—Dingley Dell
2/8 A drunken night at the pub results in an unfortunate case of mistaken identity.
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—18/12/2012
We continue following our Xmas turkeys, and find out about the season's forgotten foods.
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17:00
Second Thoughts—Series 1, 8. Marriage of Inconvenience
8/10 Bill and Faith are about to get wed when the groom receives a shock.
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17:30
Joyce Grenfell - Hats Off—Farewell to Fun
1/2 Poems include Monday Morning Mail and Hats, introduced by Janie Hampton.
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Evening
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18:00
The Spaceship II—2. Manhood
2/5 Scientist Clive 55 reconstructs a dead space pirate, who before long is running the ship.
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18:30
Paradise Lost in Space—2. Gifting
2/6 Norman and Max are welcomed by the friendly Oblivions, and are soon offering gifts.
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19:00
The Goon Show—Series 9, Childe Harolde Rewarde
6/17 Neddy goes in search of Excalibur and ends up 'in the drink'. From December 1958.
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19:30
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—Bravo Chantal!
7/10 A search for financial backing can lead a film producer into many unusual by-ways.
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20:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 5. Pongo
5/6 Lord Peter Wimsey's trail goes cold, until a stolen will brings fresh enlightenment.
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20:30
Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 2
2/4 Detectives Grave Digger and Coffin Ed chase the masterminds behind the missing money.
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21:00
Sana Krasikov - One More Year—Companion
2/3 Ilona Siegal left conflict-riven Georgia in the hopes of a brighter future in America.
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21:15
Robin Baker - Elephant and Castle
As Ian rows with Kate on his 35th birthday, flashbacks reveal how they met 9 months before
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22:00
Bleak Expectations—Series 5, A Writerly Life Made Dreadfully Different
4/6 Pip and Charles Dickens engage in a novel-writing showdown to find the greatest writer.
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22:30
Getting Nowhere Fast—Series 2, Episode 2
2/4 Feeling old and penniless, 1960s flower child Merv decides to return to his garden roots.
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23:00
Old Harry's Game—Series 5, Power Politics
3/4 Hell's got workforce problems, and Satan learns who truly wields power.
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23:30
The Masterson Inheritance—Series 3, Masterson Rides Again
3/6 The life of young Billy at his Victorian boarding school.
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Late
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00:00
The Spaceship II—2. Manhood
2/5 Scientist Clive 55 reconstructs a dead space pirate, who before long is running the ship.
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00:30
Paradise Lost in Space—2. Gifting
2/6 Norman and Max are welcomed by the friendly Oblivions, and are soon offering gifts.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 5. Pongo
5/6 Lord Peter Wimsey's trail goes cold, until a stolen will brings fresh enlightenment.
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01:30
Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 2
2/4 Detectives Grave Digger and Coffin Ed chase the masterminds behind the missing money.
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02:00
The Now Show—Series 38, Episode 6
6/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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02:30
Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Episode 6
6/6 Clive Anderson is joined by Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover.
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03:00
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers—Dingley Dell
2/8 A drunken night at the pub results in an unfortunate case of mistaken identity.
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04:00
Sana Krasikov - One More Year—Companion
2/3 Ilona Siegal left conflict-riven Georgia in the hopes of a brighter future in America.
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04:15
Robin Baker - Elephant and Castle
As Ian rows with Kate on his 35th birthday, flashbacks reveal how they met 9 months before
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05:00
Second Thoughts—Series 1, 8. Marriage of Inconvenience
8/10 Bill and Faith are about to get wed when the groom receives a shock.
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05:30
Joyce Grenfell - Hats Off—Farewell to Fun
1/2 Poems include Monday Morning Mail and Hats, introduced by Janie Hampton.
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