Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Bradbury 13—The Happiness Machine
An inventor's machine is guaranteed to make everyone happy, except his wife.
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00:30
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving—2. Rivals
2/3 Ichabod Crane sets out to win the heart of Katrina Van Tassel.
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01:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 13
13/28 The American funny man welcomes Maria Jette, pianist Denis Evstuhin and singer Andra Suchy
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01:55
Radio Drama at Ninety: Julius Caesar
Members of Phyllida Lloyd's all-female Donmar group re-enact the first ever radio drama.
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02:00
The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles—Series 4 Omnibus
Comic and heartfelt drama about a couple with learning disabilities. Darleen wants a baby.
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03:15
DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body—Series 3, Family Ties
4/5 On a murder mystery weekend, the charades take a realistic turn.
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04:00
Anthony Hope - Rupert of Hentzau
Queen Flavia writes a fateful letter. Sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda with Julian Glover.
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05:30
Valentine's Day
Another beautiful story of everyday life from John Osborne, creator of John Peel's Shed.
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Morning
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06:00
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (Omnibus)—Episode 4
4/5 Heartbroken Marius, believing he's lost Cosette, throws himself into the Revolution.
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07:15
Paper Gardens—Subverting the Lawn
5/5 Leslie Forbes meets the artists who hung a 'living tapestry' among 15th-century textiles.
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07:30
Bleak Expectations—Series 4, A Painful Life Further Re-Miserabled
4/6 Pip and Harry put to sea, but fate has other plans and they are shipwrecked.
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08:00
Doctor at Large—The Doctor's Dilemma
4/13 Seasick ship's doctor Simon Sparrow attempts emergency surgery using cutlery and brandy.
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08:30
The Men from the Ministry—A Slight Case of Demolition
The bumbling civil servants tackle traffic trouble and town planning.
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09:00
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth—Episode 1
1/4 Can Marcus recover his father's reputation and the lost Eagle of his legion?
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09:30
Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot—Episode 1
1/4 The adventures of an incredible shrinking woman who's always in trouble.
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10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Film Star Winners, Shirley MacLaine
Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine shares her castaway choices with Roy Plomley.
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10:45
Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty—Episode 1
1/5 Peter White describes how going for a walk can offer him an 'aural relief map'.
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11:00
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, There's Nowt Queerer Than Folk
1/6 Michael Bentine recalls visits to Australia and New York, and some outrageous friends.
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11:30
Double Trouble—Flanagan and Allen
The wireless age of Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen. Stuart Maconie on British comedy duos.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (Omnibus)—Episode 4
4/5 Heartbroken Marius, believing he's lost Cosette, throws himself into the Revolution.
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13:15
Paper Gardens—Subverting the Lawn
5/5 Leslie Forbes meets the artists who hung a 'living tapestry' among 15th-century textiles.
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13:30
Hercule Poirot—The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Belgian sleuth Poirot retires to a village where a treacherous killer is lurking.
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15:00
Doctor at Large—The Doctor's Dilemma
4/13 Seasick ship's doctor Simon Sparrow attempts emergency surgery using cutlery and brandy.
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15:30
The Men from the Ministry—A Slight Case of Demolition
The bumbling civil servants tackle traffic trouble and town planning.
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16:00
Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—17/02/2013
The pick of the week's 4 O'Clock Show, with Mel Giedroyc.
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16:30
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth—Episode 1
1/4 Can Marcus recover his father's reputation and the lost Eagle of his legion?
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17:00
Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot—Episode 1
1/4 The adventures of an incredible shrinking woman who's always in trouble.
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17:30
How Tickled Am I?—Series 2, Ted Ray
2/6 Mark Radcliffe on the career of one of the most successful comedians of the 1950s and 60s.
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Evening
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18:00
The Scarifyers—The Magic Circle, Episode 2
2/4 As Professor Dunning and Harry Crow search on, a dead music hall star makes a return.
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18:30
A Short History of Gothic—1. Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson
1/4 A thief's eerie encounter with a stranger in a shop, forces him to reassess his life.
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19:00
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, There's Nowt Queerer Than Folk
1/6 Michael Bentine recalls visits to Australia and New York, and some outrageous friends.
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19:30
Double Trouble—Flanagan and Allen
The wireless age of Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen. Stuart Maconie on British comedy duos.
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20:00
Doctor at Large—The Doctor's Dilemma
4/13 Seasick ship's doctor Simon Sparrow attempts emergency surgery using cutlery and brandy.
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20:30
The Men from the Ministry—A Slight Case of Demolition
The bumbling civil servants tackle traffic trouble and town planning.
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21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Film Star Winners, Shirley MacLaine
Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine shares her castaway choices with Roy Plomley.
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21:45
Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty—Episode 1
1/5 Peter White describes how going for a walk can offer him an 'aural relief map'.
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22:00
Bleak Expectations—Series 4, A Painful Life Further Re-Miserabled
4/6 Pip and Harry put to sea, but fate has other plans and they are shipwrecked.
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22:30
The Sofa of Time—And the Hackett March on...
3/6 The magical quest is helped by a tiny gold samurai who points.
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23:00
Newsjack—Series 8, Episode 1
1/6 The return of the topical sketch show which anyone can write for. With Justin Edwards.
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23:30
The Harpoon—Series 3, Episode 1
1/4 A wartime edition of the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure magazines.
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23:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—17/02/2013
The Comedy Club offers the best comedy around. Arthur Smith catches up with Alex Horne.
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Late
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00:00
The Scarifyers—The Magic Circle, Episode 2
2/4 As Professor Dunning and Harry Crow search on, a dead music hall star makes a return.
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00:30
A Short History of Gothic—1. Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson
1/4 A thief's eerie encounter with a stranger in a shop, forces him to reassess his life.
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Film Star Winners, Shirley MacLaine
Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine shares her castaway choices with Roy Plomley.
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01:45
Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty—Episode 1
1/5 Peter White describes how going for a walk can offer him an 'aural relief map'.
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02:00
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, There's Nowt Queerer Than Folk
1/6 Michael Bentine recalls visits to Australia and New York, and some outrageous friends.
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02:30
Double Trouble—Flanagan and Allen
The wireless age of Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen. Stuart Maconie on British comedy duos.
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03:00
Doctor at Large—The Doctor's Dilemma
4/13 Seasick ship's doctor Simon Sparrow attempts emergency surgery using cutlery and brandy.
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03:30
Hercule Poirot—The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Belgian sleuth Poirot retires to a village where a treacherous killer is lurking.
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05:00
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth—Episode 1
1/4 Can Marcus recover his father's reputation and the lost Eagle of his legion?
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05:30
Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot—Episode 1
1/4 The adventures of an incredible shrinking woman who's always in trouble.
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