Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Black Velvet
Master Richard is playing a dangerous game with Annie, the gardener's daughter.
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00:45
Roald Dahl—The Umbrella Man
It's raining, and an old gentleman offers a mother and her daughter an umbrella.
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01:00
Toni Morrison - Beloved—Omnibus
2/2 Paul D is unable to resist Beloved's advances and must face the consequences.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Biddy Baxter
Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter chooses Paul Robeson and Mozart.
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02:15
In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Nicholas Mosley
The novelist recalls growing up with his father, fascist leader Oswald Mosley.
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03:00
The Archive Hour—The Stone of Destiny
James Naughtie tells the history of a symbol of Scottish pride.
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04:00
James Follett - The Light of a Thousand Suns
Bizarre coincidences spark a British nuclear submarine's preparations for all-out attack.
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05:30
Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—From Taramasalata to Tiramisu - 1980 to 1989
9/10 Moules mariniere, beef wellington, pizza and creme brulee.
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Morning
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06:00
Stan Barstow - A Kind of Loving Omnibus—Episode 1
1/2 Vic Brown is infatuated with work colleague Ingrid, but is she his perfect match?
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07:15
Good Timing
Nina Perry demonstrates and celebrates the secrets of good timing.
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07:30
Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Role Models
1/6 Stephen K Amos and friends present a stand-up guide to being a role model.
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08:00
Jim the Great—Series 1, The Turn of the Tide
2/6 The King needs to entertain the peasants, what about a lecture on ecology?
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08:30
A Life of Bliss—Penny Gay's Return
David has got some thinking to do when an old flame arrives in town.
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09:00
Laura Cumming - The Vanishing Man: Omnibus
Did John Snare discover a long-lost Velazquez treasure in 1845? Read by Siobhan Redmond.
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10:10
Inheritance Tracks—Bob Harris
Broadcaster Bob Harris chooses 'Land of My Fathers' and 'Stand By Me'.
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10:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Denis Healey
From Beethoven to Edith Piaf, Denis Healey makes his second set of castaway choices.
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11:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 1, Chinatown, Hotdogs and Genetics
11/13 Catherine Burns introduces tales about birth and identity. With geneticist Paul Nurse.
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11:50
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Charnia
David Attenborough's fascination with the fossilised evidence of the beginning of life.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Jim the Great—Series 1, The Turn of the Tide
2/6 The King needs to entertain the peasants, what about a lecture on ecology?
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12:30
A Life of Bliss—Penny Gay's Return
David has got some thinking to do when an old flame arrives in town.
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13:00
Stan Barstow - A Kind of Loving Omnibus—Episode 1
1/2 Vic Brown is infatuated with work colleague Ingrid, but is she his perfect match?
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14:15
Good Timing
Nina Perry demonstrates and celebrates the secrets of good timing.
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14:30
Alex Garland - The Beach: Omnibus—Episode 2
2/2 Crises hit the traveller community in Thailand. As tensions grow, Richard dreams of escape
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15:45
Frederic Raphael - A Fairly Regular Four
Cheating, competition and class loom large for a male quartet of tennis players.
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16:00
Saturday Drama—Simon Bovey - Mountain of Light
The world's largest diamond is at the Great Exhibition. John Rayverne is out to steal it.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—The Echo Chamber - Solsticial
Daljit Nagra introduces The Echo Chamber with Alice Oswald's poem 'Tithonus'.
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17:30
Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Role Models
1/6 Stephen K Amos and friends present a stand-up guide to being a role model.
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Evening
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18:00
Fear on 4—Series 3, 7. A Routine Operation
7/8 The Man in Black tells how Mary suffers dreams of hospitals ahead of her appendectomy.
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18:30
Martin Jameson - Ice—Episode 2
2/3 Michelle is sure her brother has been abducted by aliens. Why would they be in Manchester?
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19:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 1, Chinatown, Hotdogs and Genetics
11/13 Catherine Burns introduces tales about birth and identity. With geneticist Paul Nurse.
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19:50
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Charnia
David Attenborough's fascination with the fossilised evidence of the beginning of life.
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20:00
Laura Cumming - The Vanishing Man: Omnibus
Did John Snare discover a long-lost Velazquez treasure in 1845? Read by Siobhan Redmond.
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21:10
Inheritance Tracks—Bob Harris
Broadcaster Bob Harris chooses 'Land of My Fathers' and 'Stand By Me'.
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21:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Denis Healey
From Beethoven to Edith Piaf, Denis Healey makes his second set of castaway choices.
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22:00
Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Role Models
1/6 Stephen K Amos and friends present a stand-up guide to being a role model.
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22:30
Clayton Grange—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Meet the scientists who are a bit rubbish at life. And not much better at science.
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23:00
Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 A reluctant beekeeper, two feuding librarians and striking a deal with Santa.
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23:30
The Harpoon—Series 3, Episode 2
2/4 Handy hints on body language, in the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure story papers.
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Late
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00:00
Fear on 4—Series 3, 7. A Routine Operation
7/8 The Man in Black tells how Mary suffers dreams of hospitals ahead of her appendectomy.
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00:30
Martin Jameson - Ice—Episode 2
2/3 Michelle is sure her brother has been abducted by aliens. Why would they be in Manchester?
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01:00
Stan Barstow - A Kind of Loving Omnibus—Episode 1
1/2 Vic Brown is infatuated with work colleague Ingrid, but is she his perfect match?
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02:15
Good Timing
Nina Perry demonstrates and celebrates the secrets of good timing.
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02:30
Alex Garland - The Beach: Omnibus—Episode 2
2/2 Crises hit the traveller community in Thailand. As tensions grow, Richard dreams of escape
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03:45
Frederic Raphael - A Fairly Regular Four
Cheating, competition and class loom large for a male quartet of tennis players.
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04:00
Saturday Drama—Simon Bovey - Mountain of Light
The world's largest diamond is at the Great Exhibition. John Rayverne is out to steal it.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—The Echo Chamber - Solsticial
Daljit Nagra introduces The Echo Chamber with Alice Oswald's poem 'Tithonus'.
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05:30
Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Role Models
1/6 Stephen K Amos and friends present a stand-up guide to being a role model.
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