Schedule
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Early
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00:00
James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 5. The Pools of Time
5/10 The starship Challenger closes in on Zelda 5, where captives Darv and Astra face danger.
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00:30
Brian Aldiss Presents—Beef; Sole Solution
The sci-fi author's own meaty tale, and Eric Frank Russell's story of scientific creation.
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00:45
Haunting Women by Dermot Bolger—5. The Riding Crop
5/5 A dispute between sisters 200 years ago means a gift must be cared for in the present.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 1. No Sign Of Foul Play
1/7 Not satisfied with Agatha Dawson's post-mortem, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates
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01:30
Light on the Road to Woodstock—Episode 2
2/2 Tackling a case of treachery, detective monk Brother Cadfael misses his friend Alard.
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02:00
The Sit Crom—Thick Fog in All Areas
3/6 Thynne finds a way to avoid the Devil's vegetables.
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02:30
The Arts and How They Was Done—How Michelangelo Done the Sistine Chapel
2/6 Desmond Olivier Dingle and the National Theatre of Brent recreate the Renaissance.
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03:00
Bruce Bedford - Mire Farm
Simon Shaw attempts to reconcile his eccentric family with angry villagers.
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04:00
Perspectives—futouristic.co.uk
2/3 By Christopher Priest. Replying to an email, Mr Frogle is sure nothing will be the same.
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04:15
Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True—Lois the Witch
4/5 An English girl fresh to Salem faces the malicious accusations of a Puritan family.
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05:00
The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 William and Dorothy settle in their sublime cottage. Sue Limb's Lakeland poets parody.
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05:30
Nineteen Ninety-Eight—Episode 5
5/6 Even Edward's allies find themselves absorbed by AmJap. Orwellian sitcom with Hugh Laurie.
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Morning
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06:00
James Bond - You Only Live Twice
Agent 007's latest mission sparks a fatal encounter in a Japanese garden of death.
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07:30
Ted Hughes: Eco Warrior
How Ted Hughes became a committed campaigner for the environment.
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08:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 4
4/32 The American funny man welcomes the Nashville Bluegrass Band and local vocalist JJ Grey.
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09:00
Comedy Controller—Fred MacAulay
With Radio Active, Variety Is the Spice of Life, The Alan Davies Show and Just a Minute.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Writing the Century - Omnibus—Takes Two to Tandem
Using Frank Ayliffe's 1930s diaries, a glance at the life of an aspirational milliner.
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13:15
Dickens Confidential—Series 1, Darker Thank You Think
2/6 Newspaper editor Charles Dickens gets Jack to probe gory deaths in the River Thames.
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14:00
Flanders and Swann - And Then We Wrote
Songs written before their performing career began, including the Seven Ages of Woman.
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15:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 4
4/32 The American funny man welcomes the Nashville Bluegrass Band and local vocalist JJ Grey.
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16:00
James Bond - You Only Live Twice
Agent 007's latest mission sparks a fatal encounter in a Japanese garden of death.
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17:30
Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 1, Estate Agents
4/4 Tom Wrigglesworth on corporate lunacy, asking why we still bother with estate agents.
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Evening
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18:00
The Man in Black—Series 2, 5. The Old Road by Penelope Skinner
5/5 Another unsettling encounter with Mark Gatiss as the Man in Black
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18:30
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood—1. The Body in the Water
1/4 Terror strikes as the narrator and his companion camp on a remote island.
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19:00
Comedy Controller—Fred MacAulay
With Radio Active, Variety Is the Spice of Life, The Alan Davies Show and Just a Minute.
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22:00
Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation—Series 2, How to Have a Baby
2/6 From storks to the delivery, the host's comic lecture plus sketches.
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22:30
Saturday Night Fry—Episode 2
2/6 Witty banter and sketches with Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Jim Broadbent.
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23:00
VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 1. A Hero's Death
1/6 When her cousin is killed, the private eye wants answers.
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23:30
Dashiell Hammett - Nightmare Town—Episode 1
1/2 Arriving in desert boom town Izzard, Steve Threefall finds that all is not what it seems.
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Late
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00:00
The Man in Black—Series 2, 5. The Old Road by Penelope Skinner
5/5 Another unsettling encounter with Mark Gatiss as the Man in Black
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00:30
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood—1. The Body in the Water
1/4 Terror strikes as the narrator and his companion camp on a remote island.
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01:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 4
4/32 The American funny man welcomes the Nashville Bluegrass Band and local vocalist JJ Grey.
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02:00
Writing the Century - Omnibus—Takes Two to Tandem
Using Frank Ayliffe's 1930s diaries, a glance at the life of an aspirational milliner.
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03:15
Dickens Confidential—Series 1, Darker Thank You Think
2/6 Newspaper editor Charles Dickens gets Jack to probe gory deaths in the River Thames.
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04:00
James Bond - You Only Live Twice
Agent 007's latest mission sparks a fatal encounter in a Japanese garden of death.
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05:30
Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 1, Estate Agents
4/4 Tom Wrigglesworth on corporate lunacy, asking why we still bother with estate agents.
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