Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Man in Black—Series 4, 4. Reunion by Janice Okoh
4/5 A desperate love quest sparks a chilling reunion in Janice Okoh's cautionary tale.
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00:30
Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Student Giovanni becomes obsessed with a mysterious girl living next door.
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Just a Minute, Wendy Richard
Actress Wendy Richard's castaway choices, in conversation with Sue Lawley.
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01:45
Christmas Diaries Omnibus
The Christmas story told by those it first touched. With Anton Lesser and Nicola Walker.
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02:00
Armstrong and Miller—Episode 4
4/4 Macho mountaineers, school band memories, and a town planning thriller. From 1998.
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02:15
Ambridge Extra—Series 4 - Omnibus, Series 4, Episodes 7-8
Donna has escaped from Clive at last, but what's the long term plan?
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02:45
David Nobbs - I Didn't Get Where I Am Today...—Episode 1
1/5 From Orpington to Cambridge via Marlborough. David Nobbs reads from his autobiography.
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03:00
Doctor in the House—Money Troubles
10/13 With their microscopes in at the pawnbroker, the young medics need cash in a hurry.
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03:30
Arnold Ridley - The Ghost Train
A group of passengers are marooned at a spooky, deserted station.
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05:00
Horrible Histories—The Vicious Vikings
The village-pillaging Scandinavian swordwavers threaten giants and a blood eagle.
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Morning
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06:00
The Blackburn Files—Series 1, 2. A Case of Parma Violets
2/5 When a woman suspects her husband is having an affair, she calls in Stephen J Blackburn.
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06:30
Agatha Christie—The Dressmaker's Doll
A creepy doll with a mind of its own causes alarm along London's catwalks.
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07:00
Country Matters—Episode 1
1/6 Dave and Cathy leave the city for Drayton Warlock's pastoral idyll.
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07:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Christmas Special
Christmas special of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
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08:00
Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 3
3/16 Kenneth Horne meets Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ sound effects men and a pantomime horse in The Clissold Saga.
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08:30
Jim the Great—Pilot
Back in England's days of feudal fiefdoms, one particular chieftain was very hard up.
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09:00
Heresy—Series 5, Episode 3
3/6 Victoria Coren hosts the show that thinks the unthinkable. From May 2008.
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09:30
All the Young Dudes—Series 2, Still Crazy
1/6 Patrick wonders who Green Day are, and Joe turns into a doting daddy.
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10:00
Distant Chords
Musicologist Reem Kelani meets women from the Pacific Micronesian island of Kiribati.
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10:30
Around The World in 25 Years
Johnny Morris recalls the people, places and animals he's met on his travels.
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11:00
Flight of the Conchords—Dan and the Panda
2/6 The Kiwi parody band aim for UK fame. Improvised by Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.
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11:30
Cruickshank on New Zealand—Wars, Treaties and Missionaries
3/5 Dan Cruickshank explores the conflicts that wreaked havoc on the Maori population.
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11:45
Cruickshank on New Zealand—The Whale Rider, The Meeting House and the Haka
4/5 New Zealand: Dan Cruickshank investigates Maori ritual and tradition.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Ashes to Antarctica
Setting off to scatter her husband's ashes, a widow discovers more than she bargained for.
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12:45
A Week At The Pitt Rivers
PD James learns more about a whale tooth necklace she included in 'The Children of Men'.
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13:00
Radio Active—Series 5, In Australia
4/8 Meet Craig Stevens the Ripper Drongo, as the team broadcast down under.
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13:30
Excess Baggage—Aboriginal Australia
The travel programme investigates the culture of the indigenous Australians.
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14:00
Educating Archie—Archie in Australia
A rare Australian outing for Archie Andrews and mentor Peter Brough. Recorded in Sydney.
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14:30
Journey of a Lifetime—2009: Dan Box. The Sinking Islands
Dan Box visits the Carteret Islands, where evacuation is taking place as sea levels rises.
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15:00
Mastering the Art of the Kimono
Japan: Roland Buerk explores why the kimono industry in Japan is in steep decline.
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15:30
Centurions—Yasujiro Ozu - Tokyo Story
A seminal Japanese film of the fifties comes under scrutiny.
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15:45
A History of the World in 100 Objects—The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD), Korean roof tile
4/5 Neil MacGregor delves into the history of an artefact from Korea.
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16:00
Lifestyles of the Trapped and Cabbaged
Roy Boulter's comedy finds two holidaying accountants locked inside a Shanghai warehouse.
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16:45
This Sceptred Isle: Empire
Singapore: Stamford Raffles worked as a clerk and went on to buy a country.
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17:00
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off—Series 1, Thailand
6/6 The bumbling student's aim to emerge spiritually becomes a physical revelation.
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17:30
Dear Diary
Chris Harris records the pleasure and the pain of putting on his one man show.
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Evening
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18:00
Fires Unseen
An aid worker is torn between obligations back home and his commitments to flood relief.
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18:30
Just a Minute—Series 62, India
7/8 Nicholas Parsons challenges his guests in Mumbai this week to talk for 60 seconds.
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19:00
Tales of Everyday Folk—Series 1, Episode 1
1/2 Pakistan/Afghanistan: Felicity Finch visits the sub-continent.
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19:30
Kathmandu or Bust—The Truck Stops Here
4/6 The travellers have reached.......well, actually they're lost in the middle of Uzbekistan.
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20:00
Lewis Carroll's Adventures in Russia
Charles Dodgson only trip abroad, which inspired a sequel to 'Alice in Wonderland'.
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20:45
Uncovering Iran: Telling Stories
Iran: Dayra thinks Mr Dashti is perfect for her daughter, but she's not so sure.
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21:00
The Essay
Professor Maurice Bloch muses on Malagasy villagers and the nature of anthropology.
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21:15
Annie Caulfield - On the Field
Craig joins the army to get away from football, but the game follows him to Basra.
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22:00
Ectoplasm—The Curse of Tutancommon
1/4 Egypt, where Edwardian adventurer Lord Zimbabwe swashes a buckle or two.
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22:30
Acropolis Now—Series 1, Fish
1/6 Fish restaurant owner Aristophanes gets a shock. Ancient Greece comedy by Lynne Truss.
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23:00
Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Johannesburg
4/6 In Carolyn's race against time, what better place than a sleepy Spanish airfield?
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23:30
Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 2, Belgium
1/4 The comedian aims to prove Belgium is not dull, with the legacy of Jean-Claude Van Damme.
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Late
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00:00
The News Quiz Extra—Series 6, Episode 2
2/8 An extended compilation of the best bits of The News Quiz from 2012, with Sandi Toksvig.
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00:45
The Shuttleworths—Specials, New Year With the Shuttleworths
John and Mary see the New Year in an inn, and Ken's off to buy a sofa.
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01:00
Manikudlak and the Bear
East Greenland: An old hunter tries to teach a young boy something of his ways.
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02:00
Beautiful Dreamers—The Traitor of the Zazalcara
2/6 Nat Segnit explores the tale of a Uruguayan footballer battling to foil a scandal.
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02:30
One Hundred Years of Concrete
Brazil: How architect Oscar Niemeyer brought his extraordinary building designs to life.
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03:00
Viva Musica Latina
The roots and future of the tango: 'a vertical expression of a horizontal desire'.
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03:30
The Fisheries Broadcast
Sean Street looks at a radio programme about fishing that has forged a cultural identity.
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04:00
On the Trail of Butch and Sundance
Bolivia: John Pilkington reveals the men behind Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.
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04:30
Writing the Century - Omnibus—Trinidad
Audrey has a few words to say about Amy's attitude to her sister Muriel.
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04:45
Peacefully in their Sleeps—Sister Cecilia of Caracas
6/6 Roydon Postlethwaite remembers the humanitarian peace worker who smoked like a chimney.
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05:00
Desert Island Discs
Cuba: Carlos Acosta shares musical favourites with Sue Lawley.
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05:45
Musical Migrants—Series 2, Jamaica
1/5 Jamaica: Maureen Sheridan tells the story of moving her young family to the home of reggae
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