Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Edgar Allen Poe - The Gold Bug
The famous tale of piracy and slavery by American master of suspense, Edgar Allen Poe.
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01:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 22
22/28 From Atlanta, the American funny man welcomes Steep Canyon Rangers and singer EG Kight.
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02:00
An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk - Omnibus—Series 2 Omnibus
2/4 Stories from the troubled Pakistan-Afghan mountains.
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03:15
Baldi—Series 1, 6. Devil Take the Hindmost
6/6 The priest probes a student's death. Is a devil-worshipping campus gang to blame?
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04:00
Alan Bennett - A Visit From Miss Prothero
Mr Dodsworth is happy in quiet retirement until Miss Prothero pays him a visit.
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04:30
Dave Sheasby - Donkeys Led By Lions
Teacher Arthur Willis battles his conscience over fighting in the Great War.
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05:30
Believe It!—Series 1, Rivals
2/4 Richard Wilson unveils his radiography - revealing, surprising and largely untrue.
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Morning
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06:00
Meera Syal - Anita and Me Omnibus—Episode 1
1/2 Meera Syal reads her novel about Meena, growing up in a Black Country village in the 1970s
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07:15
Adventures in Science—Series 2, Supermassive Black Holes
2/5 Once the stuff of sci-fi, Ben Silburn explores the centre of the galaxy.
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07:30
Chain Reaction—Series 4, Richard Wilson Interviews Arabella Weir
3/4 The famous TV pensioner passes the baton to the Fast Show gal in the relay chat show.
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08:00
Doctor at Large—Marriage and Surgery
13/13 Simon Sparrow must sit his surgeon's exam and get wed to Wendy all in one morning.
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08:30
The Men from the Ministry—The Bigger the Better
A peculiar potion grows on the bungling duo. With Clive Dunn.
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09:00
Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet—Episode 3
3/3 Would travelling player Hugh give it all up to live his dream?
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09:30
Louisa May Alcott - Little Women—Fun Forever and No Grubbage!
3/6 Jealous Amy skates on thin ice, and Meg glimpses high society.
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10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Footballers, Tony Adams
From Arsenal 1971 Squad to Monty Python, footballer Tony Adams shares his castaway choices
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10:45
Five Stories by James Ellis—The Miller's Tale
4/5 A priest goes to desperate lengths to entice his erring flock back to the fold.
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11:00
That Reminds Me—Series 1, Nicholas Parsons
3/6 The TV and radio host recalls his start in showbusiness, leading up to Just a Minute.
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11:30
The Palace of Laughter—Series 1, Alhambra
5/6 Geoffrey Wheeler traces the history of the music hall once the pride of Leicester Square.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Meera Syal - Anita and Me Omnibus—Episode 1
1/2 Meera Syal reads her novel about Meena, growing up in a Black Country village in the 1970s
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13:15
Adventures in Science—Series 2, Supermassive Black Holes
2/5 Once the stuff of sci-fi, Ben Silburn explores the centre of the galaxy.
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13:30
Alan Ayckbourn - The Revengers' Comedies—Episode 1
1/2 A man and a woman both want to end it all in a dark comedy of passion and payback.
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15:00
Doctor at Large—Marriage and Surgery
13/13 Simon Sparrow must sit his surgeon's exam and get wed to Wendy all in one morning.
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15:30
The Men from the Ministry—The Bigger the Better
A peculiar potion grows on the bungling duo. With Clive Dunn.
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16:00
Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—21/04/2013
Mel Giedroyc with the best of this week's 4 O'Clock Show.
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17:00
Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet—Episode 3
3/3 Would travelling player Hugh give it all up to live his dream?
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17:30
Louisa May Alcott - Little Women—Fun Forever and No Grubbage!
3/6 Jealous Amy skates on thin ice, and Meg glimpses high society.
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Evening
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18:00
The Scarifyers—The Horror of Loch Ness, Episode 2
2/4 Professor Dunning's attempts to find the missing speed ace unleash terrible dangers.
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18:30
Arthur Conan Doyle - Professor Challenger—The Disintegration Machine
2/2 Arthur Conan Doyle's indomitable academic investigates Latvian scientist Theodore Nemor.
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19:00
That Reminds Me—Series 1, Nicholas Parsons
3/6 The TV and radio host recalls his start in showbusiness, leading up to Just a Minute.
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19:30
The Palace of Laughter—Series 1, Alhambra
5/6 Geoffrey Wheeler traces the history of the music hall once the pride of Leicester Square.
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20:00
Doctor at Large—Marriage and Surgery
13/13 Simon Sparrow must sit his surgeon's exam and get wed to Wendy all in one morning.
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20:30
The Men from the Ministry—The Bigger the Better
A peculiar potion grows on the bungling duo. With Clive Dunn.
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21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Footballers, Tony Adams
From Arsenal 1971 Squad to Monty Python, footballer Tony Adams shares his castaway choices
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21:45
Five Stories by James Ellis—The Miller's Tale
4/5 A priest goes to desperate lengths to entice his erring flock back to the fold.
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22:00
Chain Reaction—Series 4, Richard Wilson Interviews Arabella Weir
3/4 The famous TV pensioner passes the baton to the Fast Show gal in the relay chat show.
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22:30
Meet David Sedaris—Series 2, The Ship Shape and Make That a Double
6/6 Sedaris discusses buying a holiday home and struggling with genders when learning French.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—21/04/2013
Arthur Smith talks to Barry Cryer about Linda Smith.
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23:00
The Maltby Collection—Series 1, Episode 4
4/6 Museum director Walter Brindle has important news and love is in the air for some staff.
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23:30
The Nick Revell Show—Series 2, All's Well That Ends Well... Well, Well, Well
6/6 The writer is leading a charmed life, which naturally leaves him feeling anxious.
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Late
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00:00
The Scarifyers—The Horror of Loch Ness, Episode 2
2/4 Professor Dunning's attempts to find the missing speed ace unleash terrible dangers.
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00:30
Arthur Conan Doyle - Professor Challenger—The Disintegration Machine
2/2 Arthur Conan Doyle's indomitable academic investigates Latvian scientist Theodore Nemor.
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Footballers, Tony Adams
From Arsenal 1971 Squad to Monty Python, footballer Tony Adams shares his castaway choices
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01:45
Five Stories by James Ellis—The Miller's Tale
4/5 A priest goes to desperate lengths to entice his erring flock back to the fold.
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02:00
That Reminds Me—Series 1, Nicholas Parsons
3/6 The TV and radio host recalls his start in showbusiness, leading up to Just a Minute.
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02:30
The Palace of Laughter—Series 1, Alhambra
5/6 Geoffrey Wheeler traces the history of the music hall once the pride of Leicester Square.
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03:00
Doctor at Large—Marriage and Surgery
13/13 Simon Sparrow must sit his surgeon's exam and get wed to Wendy all in one morning.
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03:30
Alan Ayckbourn - The Revengers' Comedies—Episode 1
1/2 A man and a woman both want to end it all in a dark comedy of passion and payback.
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05:00
Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet—Episode 3
3/3 Would travelling player Hugh give it all up to live his dream?
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05:30
Louisa May Alcott - Little Women—Fun Forever and No Grubbage!
3/6 Jealous Amy skates on thin ice, and Meg glimpses high society.
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