Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Terry Pratchett—Only You Can Save Mankind, 3. Is This Just Fantasy?
3/3 Johnny has the flu and wants to go to bed, but the ScreeWee Captain is still in trouble.
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00:30
Off the Page—Schadenfreude
Dominic Arkwright discusses the joy of seeing your rivals fail.
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01:00
John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Show Folk
7/13 The Old Bailey hack recalls the case of an actress accused of murder.
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01:30
Last Orders—Episode 1
1/2 With pubs closing at a fast rate, landlords and landladies reflect on life behind the bar.
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02:00
Tea Obreht - The Tiger's Wife—Episode 8
8/10 There is a bid to save the tiger's wife, but it has an unwanted outcome.
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02:15
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Dara Shikoh: The Meeting Place of the Two Oceans
The Mughal prince and scholar who found himself at war against his brother.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Colette - Cheri, Episode 3
3/5 Cheri returns from honeymoon dissatisfied, yearning to know where Lea has fled.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Richard Benson - The Valley, Episode 3
3/5 Winnie's pregnancy, the catalyst for her marriage, turns out to be a false alarm.
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03:00
Alexander—Preparation of the Sacrifice
3/6 The young man goes into battle, while King Philip's remarriage causes tensions.
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04:00
The Motion Show—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6 Hugh Dennis, Gyles Brandreth, Arthur Smith and Emma Kennedy debate with Graeme Garden.
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04:30
The Party Line—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 The frustrations of a backbench MP. Topical sitcom from Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
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05:00
Married—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 Robin Lightfoot wakes up to discover he's in a parallel universe, with a wife and kids.
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05:30
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 2, Episode 2
2/4 Tim FitzHigham recreates a 19th-century bet. Can his pig beat a rower in a feat of speed?
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Morning
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06:00
John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Fascist Beast
8/13 The Old Bailey hack takes on a new pupil and defends a racist politician.
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06:30
Last Orders—Episode 2
2/2 With pubs under financial pressure, landladies and landlords talk about hopes and fears.
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07:00
PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Florence Craye
1/7 Trapped in Steeple Bumpleigh, Bertie Wooster meets an old flame.
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07:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 5, Episode 5
5/6 John makes a heartfelt serving suggestion, and Lawry tries to keep himself busy.
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08:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 5, Men of Property
5/6 Albert and Harold set out to buy the yard's freehold. Adapted from TV with Harry H Corbett
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08:30
Radio Active—Series 3, Euroshow
1/6 Radio Active goes continental with reporters in Berlin, Paris and Madrid.
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09:00
The Food Quiz—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Anissa Helou, Matthew Fort.
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09:30
The Senses—Touch
2/6 A doctor's surgery is failing its patients until the receptionist discovers she is gifted.
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10:00
Alexander—The Road to Gordium
4/6 The warrior becomes King of Macedonia and sets out to conquer the world.
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11:00
Elizabeth David Essays—Lucky Dip and How Publishers Like to Have Their Cake and Eat It
4/5 Nichola McAuliffe reads extracts from essays written by food writer Elizabeth David.
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11:15
Paupers and Pig Killers—Series 2, Episode 3
3/3 Can rowdy Robert avoid the ladies and quit booze? The diary of a Somerset parson.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 5, Men of Property
5/6 Albert and Harold set out to buy the yard's freehold. Adapted from TV with Harry H Corbett
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12:30
Radio Active—Series 3, Euroshow
1/6 Radio Active goes continental with reporters in Berlin, Paris and Madrid.
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13:00
John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Fascist Beast
8/13 The Old Bailey hack takes on a new pupil and defends a racist politician.
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13:30
Last Orders—Episode 2
2/2 With pubs under financial pressure, landladies and landlords talk about hopes and fears.
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14:00
Tea Obreht - The Tiger's Wife—Episode 9
9/10 Natalia's grandfather relates his third encounter with the deathless man.
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14:15
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Shivaji: Dreaming Big
The 17th-century warrior-king is today a role model and symbol of Hindu identity.
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14:30
15 Minute Drama—Colette - Cheri, Episode 4
4/5 Lea has returned to Paris, lonely and yearning for her young lover Cheri.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Richard Benson - The Valley, Episode 4
4/5 Life in the Dearne changes with the outbreak of the Second World War.
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15:00
Alexander—The Road to Gordium
4/6 The warrior becomes King of Macedonia and sets out to conquer the world.
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16:00
The Food Quiz—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Anissa Helou, Matthew Fort.
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16:30
The Senses—Touch
2/6 A doctor's surgery is failing its patients until the receptionist discovers she is gifted.
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17:00
PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Florence Craye
1/7 Trapped in Steeple Bumpleigh, Bertie Wooster meets an old flame.
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17:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 5, Episode 5
5/6 John makes a heartfelt serving suggestion, and Lawry tries to keep himself busy.
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Evening
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18:00
Wally K Daly—625Y, 1. Discovery
1/2 A scientist makes a startling discovery, but then the news starts to spread...
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18:30
Great Lives—Sigmund Freud
Matthew Parris presents Craig Brown's nomination of Sigmund Freud.
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19:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 5, Men of Property
5/6 Albert and Harold set out to buy the yard's freehold. Adapted from TV with Harry H Corbett
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19:30
Radio Active—Series 3, Euroshow
1/6 Radio Active goes continental with reporters in Berlin, Paris and Madrid.
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20:00
John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Fascist Beast
8/13 The Old Bailey hack takes on a new pupil and defends a racist politician.
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20:30
Last Orders—Episode 2
2/2 With pubs under financial pressure, landladies and landlords talk about hopes and fears.
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21:00
Elizabeth David Essays—Lucky Dip and How Publishers Like to Have Their Cake and Eat It
4/5 Nichola McAuliffe reads extracts from essays written by food writer Elizabeth David.
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21:15
Paupers and Pig Killers—Series 2, Episode 3
3/3 Can rowdy Robert avoid the ladies and quit booze? The diary of a Somerset parson.
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22:00
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 5, Episode 5
5/6 John makes a heartfelt serving suggestion, and Lawry tries to keep himself busy.
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22:30
Newsjack—Series 14, Episode 1
1/6 This week's stories lovingly bashed, mashed and moulded into sketches and one-liners.
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23:00
Believe It!—Series 1, Drink
1/4 The bizarre (and untrue) celebrity radiography of Richard Wilson.
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23:30
The Consultants—Series 1, Episode 3
3/4 The team tackle an unusual case of sexual harassment.
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23:45
World of Pub—Series 1, Episode 3
3/4 Dodgy Phil builds the world's biggest pub named after the Titanic, but is it undrinkable?
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Late
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00:00
Wally K Daly—625Y, 1. Discovery
1/2 A scientist makes a startling discovery, but then the news starts to spread...
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00:30
Great Lives—Sigmund Freud
Matthew Parris presents Craig Brown's nomination of Sigmund Freud.
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01:00
John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Fascist Beast
8/13 The Old Bailey hack takes on a new pupil and defends a racist politician.
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01:30
Last Orders—Episode 2
2/2 With pubs under financial pressure, landladies and landlords talk about hopes and fears.
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02:00
Tea Obreht - The Tiger's Wife—Episode 9
9/10 Natalia's grandfather relates his third encounter with the deathless man.
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02:15
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Shivaji: Dreaming Big
The 17th-century warrior-king is today a role model and symbol of Hindu identity.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Colette - Cheri, Episode 4
4/5 Lea has returned to Paris, lonely and yearning for her young lover Cheri.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Richard Benson - The Valley, Episode 4
4/5 Life in the Dearne changes with the outbreak of the Second World War.
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03:00
Alexander—The Road to Gordium
4/6 The warrior becomes King of Macedonia and sets out to conquer the world.
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04:00
The Food Quiz—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Anissa Helou, Matthew Fort.
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04:30
The Senses—Touch
2/6 A doctor's surgery is failing its patients until the receptionist discovers she is gifted.
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05:00
PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Florence Craye
1/7 Trapped in Steeple Bumpleigh, Bertie Wooster meets an old flame.
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05:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 5, Episode 5
5/6 John makes a heartfelt serving suggestion, and Lawry tries to keep himself busy.
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