Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill—3. Close to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
3/5 A startling personal connection comes to light for Sir James.
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00:15
Short Stories by LP Hartley—3. W.S.
3/5 Walter Streeter has devoted admirers, but will he be happy to meet a new one in the flesh?
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00:30
Off the Page—Grudges
With Dominic Arkwright, Jude Collins, Laura Blumenfeld and Marcel Berlins.
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01:00
Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates—The Final Print-Out
3/3 The trail leads the detective and his trusty hound to Père Lachaise Cemetery.
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01:30
Ziggy Stardust Came from Isleworth
How the British-born singer Vince Taylor inspired David Bowie's mythical rock star.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—John le CarrΓ© - A Delicate Truth, Necessary Precautions
8/10 As Toby puts together his case, he knows he is increasingly at risk.
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02:15
Five Hundred Years of Friendship—Darwin's Best Friend
8/15 Thomas Dixon explores the origins of the idea of friendships between humans and animals.
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02:30
Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—3. Jazz
3/10 Pregnant Jane receives a letter from her father, and visits a jazz club with Toby.
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02:45
Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux—Tasting the Pacific
3/5 The travel writer describes how religion has modified lifestyles around the world.
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03:00
Classic Serial—Anthony Trollope - The American Senator, Episode 3
3/3 Lord Rufford has run away from Arabella, but she is still determined to marry him.
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04:00
It's Not What You Know—Series 2, Episode 6
6/7 Chaired by Miles Jupp, with Dave Gorman, Anneka Rice and stand-up Joe Lycett.
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04:30
The Fall of the Mausoleum Club—Trevor Island
3/6 Mr Zizz, the bad cartoonist, is not really capable of murder. Or is he?
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05:00
The Brothers—Series 3, Oonagh's Dream
3/6 Nigel and Michael are forced to help run a street party, and Oonagh is stuck up a tree.
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05:30
Chain Reaction—Series 11, 6. Roy Hudd interviews Alison Steadman
6/6 Comedy icon Roy Hudd talks to star of radio, stage and screen, Alison Steadman.
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Morning
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06:00
Patricia Highsmith - The Cry of the Owl—1. Stranger
1/4 Recently divorced Robert Forester is attracted to a stranger in Pennsylvania.
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06:30
Spitting In Russian
Roger Law of Spitting Image heads to Russia on a quest to find puppeteers
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07:00
All the Young Dudes—Series 1, School's Out
2/6 Patrick pursues a job at his old school and meets his ex-teacher. Stars Jim Sweeney.
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07:30
Hal—Series 1, Crime
3/4 Stay-at-home Hal becomes the victim of car crime and gets some unwanted security help.
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08:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 6, The Seven Steptoerai
7/8 Albert's kung fu club tackles some extortionists.
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08:30
Radio Active—Series 4, Round Your Parts
3/8 Mike Flex, Anna Daptor and Mike Channel discover what it's really like round your parts.
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09:00
Booked—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6 Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Roger McGough.
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09:30
Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 JB Morton's whimsies. With Richard Ingrams, John Sessions, Joan Sims and June Whitfield.
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10:00
Classic Serial—FranΓ§ois Rabelais - Gargantua and Pantagruel, Gargantua
1/2 A young giant faces laughable insanity due to ignorance, crones and syphilitic professors.
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11:00
Tove Jansson - The Listener—Letters to an Idol
4/5 She owned all of his books about love. He was her idol.
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11:15
Drama on 4—Lavinia Greenlaw - The Chess Girls
The story of the educational experiment that produced the world-beating Polgar sisters.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 6, The Seven Steptoerai
7/8 Albert's kung fu club tackles some extortionists.
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12:30
Radio Active—Series 4, Round Your Parts
3/8 Mike Flex, Anna Daptor and Mike Channel discover what it's really like round your parts.
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13:00
Patricia Highsmith - The Cry of the Owl—1. Stranger
1/4 Recently divorced Robert Forester is attracted to a stranger in Pennsylvania.
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13:30
Spitting In Russian
Roger Law of Spitting Image heads to Russia on a quest to find puppeteers
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—John le CarrΓ© - A Delicate Truth, Falling on Deaf Ears
9/10 Kit and Toby find their efforts to expose the truth rebuffed.
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14:15
Five Hundred Years of Friendship—Comrades and Lovers
9/15 Exploring the Victorian borderland between Platonic friendship and homosexual love.
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14:30
Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—4. Secret
4/10 Jane has spent the night with Toby, but she hasn't told him about her pregnancy.
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14:45
Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux—Gravy Train
4/5 The writer describes travelling across America aboard a restored private railway carriage.
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15:00
Classic Serial—FranΓ§ois Rabelais - Gargantua and Pantagruel, Gargantua
1/2 A young giant faces laughable insanity due to ignorance, crones and syphilitic professors.
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16:00
Booked—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6 Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Roger McGough.
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16:30
Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 JB Morton's whimsies. With Richard Ingrams, John Sessions, Joan Sims and June Whitfield.
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17:00
All the Young Dudes—Series 1, School's Out
2/6 Patrick pursues a job at his old school and meets his ex-teacher. Stars Jim Sweeney.
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17:30
Hal—Series 1, Crime
3/4 Stay-at-home Hal becomes the victim of car crime and gets some unwanted security help.
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Evening
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18:00
The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill—4. The Familiar Surroundings
4/5 Another visitation leads Sir James north to a grim appointment.
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18:15
Short Stories by LP Hartley—5. The Price of the Absolute
5/5 A man inherits some objects, but will he be able to control the events they set in motion?
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18:30
Great Lives—Eleanor Roosevelt
Civil liberties lawyer Helena Kennedy nominates Eleanor Roosevelt.
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19:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 6, The Seven Steptoerai
7/8 Albert's kung fu club tackles some extortionists.
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19:30
Radio Active—Series 4, Round Your Parts
3/8 Mike Flex, Anna Daptor and Mike Channel discover what it's really like round your parts.
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20:00
Patricia Highsmith - The Cry of the Owl—1. Stranger
1/4 Recently divorced Robert Forester is attracted to a stranger in Pennsylvania.
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20:30
Spitting In Russian
Roger Law of Spitting Image heads to Russia on a quest to find puppeteers
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21:00
Tove Jansson - The Listener—Letters to an Idol
4/5 She owned all of his books about love. He was her idol.
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21:15
Drama on 4—Lavinia Greenlaw - The Chess Girls
The story of the educational experiment that produced the world-beating Polgar sisters.
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22:00
Hal—Series 1, Crime
3/4 Stay-at-home Hal becomes the victim of car crime and gets some unwanted security help.
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22:30
The Headset Set—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 Everyone is falling ill in the open-plan offices of catalogue call centre Smile5.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—07/04/2016
Tom Wrigglesworth chats to Tom Stade.
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23:00
Old Harry's Game—Series 3, The Reasonably Fantastic Journey
4/6 Satan and the Professor find a huge empty space in Hell - inside Scumspawn's brain.
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23:30
Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter from Salford—Series 1, Chips off an Angry Block
2/4 The poet-in-residence is determined to track down his muse, whichever chippy she works in.
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23:45
Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 2, Normal Time
2/6 The cartoonist claims dinosaurs mastered the 3Rs - reading, writing and riding bicycles.
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Late
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00:00
The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill—4. The Familiar Surroundings
4/5 Another visitation leads Sir James north to a grim appointment.
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00:15
Short Stories by LP Hartley—5. The Price of the Absolute
5/5 A man inherits some objects, but will he be able to control the events they set in motion?
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00:30
Great Lives—Eleanor Roosevelt
Civil liberties lawyer Helena Kennedy nominates Eleanor Roosevelt.
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01:00
Patricia Highsmith - The Cry of the Owl—1. Stranger
1/4 Recently divorced Robert Forester is attracted to a stranger in Pennsylvania.
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01:30
Spitting In Russian
Roger Law of Spitting Image heads to Russia on a quest to find puppeteers
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—John le CarrΓ© - A Delicate Truth, Falling on Deaf Ears
9/10 Kit and Toby find their efforts to expose the truth rebuffed.
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02:15
Five Hundred Years of Friendship—Comrades and Lovers
9/15 Exploring the Victorian borderland between Platonic friendship and homosexual love.
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02:30
Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—4. Secret
4/10 Jane has spent the night with Toby, but she hasn't told him about her pregnancy.
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02:45
Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux—Gravy Train
4/5 The writer describes travelling across America aboard a restored private railway carriage.
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03:00
Classic Serial—FranΓ§ois Rabelais - Gargantua and Pantagruel, Gargantua
1/2 A young giant faces laughable insanity due to ignorance, crones and syphilitic professors.
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04:00
Booked—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6 Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Roger McGough.
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04:30
Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 JB Morton's whimsies. With Richard Ingrams, John Sessions, Joan Sims and June Whitfield.
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05:00
All the Young Dudes—Series 1, School's Out
2/6 Patrick pursues a job at his old school and meets his ex-teacher. Stars Jim Sweeney.
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05:30
Hal—Series 1, Crime
3/4 Stay-at-home Hal becomes the victim of car crime and gets some unwanted security help.
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