Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Twilight Zone—Series 3, Caesar and Me
7/8 A struggling ventriloquist in need of cash takes unsound advice from a surprising source.
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00:40
James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy—Temple of the Winds, Episode 7
7/8 With the town cut off, some leaders try to use the crisis to gain more power and status.
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01:00
Writing the Century - Omnibus—The Secret
Muriel Howard's memoir of her Somerset childhood and keeping secrets.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Cyrille Regis
Footballer Cyrille Regis chooses 'Distant Drums' by Jim Reeves.
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02:15
Drama on 4—The 40 Year Twitch
Yvonne has lost her job and with it her patience for her husband's bird-watching obsession
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03:00
Archive on 4—Robert Robinson
Laurie Taylor takes a look at the life and work of one of Britain's broadcasting legends.
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04:00
Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury
The life and times of rock 'n' roll singer, Billy Fury, Britain's answer to Elvis Presley
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05:30
Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of Modern American Literature—The Crucible of Capitalism
2/8 The radicalism of US playwrights who questioned the optimistic rhetoric of politicians.
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Morning
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06:00
Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Lynne Reid Banks' tale of 1950s life finds single, pregnant Jane battling prejudice.
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07:15
Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities—Series 1, Episode 5
5/5 Roger concludes his journey in Beijing, visiting the city's Tap Water Museum.
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07:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Original British Drama
2/6 Ed finds himself working with his son, Jake, on a piece of 'genuine' factutainment.
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08:00
The Clitheroe Kid—Series 2, I Shot an Arrow in the Air
4/10 The cheeky schoolboy has been given a new present, but can he handle it wisely?
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08:30
Doctor in the House—Our First Operation
5/13 Sir Lancelot Spratt causes alarm for medic Simon Sparrow in the operating theatre.
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09:00
At the Existentialist CafΓ©: Omnibus
Paris, 1933: Three French philosophers spark a movement - Existentialism.
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10:10
Inheritance Tracks—Phil Tufnell
Cricketer Phil Tufnell chooses 'Soul Limbo' by Booker T and the MGs.
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10:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, James Corden
4 Extra's extended edition. Kirsty Young chats to the multi-talented James Corden.
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11:15
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 2, Family Photos, Grandmothers, Legos and Revenge
7/13 Sarah Austin Jenness with tales about family, school, goodbyes and the perils of revenge.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Clitheroe Kid—Series 2, I Shot an Arrow in the Air
4/10 The cheeky schoolboy has been given a new present, but can he handle it wisely?
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12:30
Doctor in the House—Our First Operation
5/13 Sir Lancelot Spratt causes alarm for medic Simon Sparrow in the operating theatre.
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13:00
Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Lynne Reid Banks' tale of 1950s life finds single, pregnant Jane battling prejudice.
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14:15
Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities—Series 1, Episode 5
5/5 Roger concludes his journey in Beijing, visiting the city's Tap Water Museum.
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14:30
Vesna Goldsworthy - Gorsky—Episode 2
2/2 Nick agrees to the plan to meet with Natalia, sparking a lavish refurb at the bookshop.
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15:45
The Astronomical Scarf by Ruth Rendell
When a secretary chooses a birthday present for her boss’s wife a series of events unfurl.
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16:00
Jeremy Front - The Long Weekend
Former school chums re-unite after 20 years, but the weekend takes an unexpected turn.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—A Notebook on AimΓ© CΓ©saire
Daljit Nagra introduces A Notebook on AimΓ© CΓ©saire, a portrait of Martinique's famous son.
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17:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Original British Drama
2/6 Ed finds himself working with his son, Jake, on a piece of 'genuine' factutainment.
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Evening
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18:00
The Female Ghost—The Cold Embrace by Mary Braddon
1/4 After artist Josef's betrayal, his fiancΓ©e's retribution is eerily apt.
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18:30
Voices from the Grave—50 Berkeley Square by Dylan Ritson
1/4 The most haunted house in Victorian London is about to give up its dark secret.
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19:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 2, Family Photos, Grandmothers, Legos and Revenge
7/13 Sarah Austin Jenness with tales about family, school, goodbyes and the perils of revenge.
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19:45
At the Existentialist CafΓ©: Omnibus
Paris, 1933: Three French philosophers spark a movement - Existentialism.
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20:55
Inheritance Tracks—Phil Tufnell
Cricketer Phil Tufnell chooses 'Soul Limbo' by Booker T and the MGs.
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21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, James Corden
4 Extra's extended edition. Kirsty Young chats to the multi-talented James Corden.
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22:00
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Original British Drama
2/6 Ed finds himself working with his son, Jake, on a piece of 'genuine' factutainment.
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22:30
Hearing with Hegley—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, with his book of verse.
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22:45
No Tomatoes—Train Times
3/6 Time warnings from Paul Copley and Helen Moon. Sketch show mixing up language and sounds.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—17/04/2016
Arthur Smith chats again to Brian Pern, aka Simon Day, and Rhys Thomas.
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23:00
I Think I've Got a Problem—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4 Tom and the troublesome band in his head set off for the Tower of London.
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23:30
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off—Series 1, Moscow
5/6 Cycling solo on a tandem, the inept student is Russia-bound, fundraising for donkeys.
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Late
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00:00
The Female Ghost—The Cold Embrace by Mary Braddon
1/4 After artist Josef's betrayal, his fiancΓ©e's retribution is eerily apt.
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00:30
Voices from the Grave—50 Berkeley Square by Dylan Ritson
1/4 The most haunted house in Victorian London is about to give up its dark secret.
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01:00
Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Lynne Reid Banks' tale of 1950s life finds single, pregnant Jane battling prejudice.
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02:15
Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities—Series 1, Episode 5
5/5 Roger concludes his journey in Beijing, visiting the city's Tap Water Museum.
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02:30
Vesna Goldsworthy - Gorsky—Episode 2
2/2 Nick agrees to the plan to meet with Natalia, sparking a lavish refurb at the bookshop.
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03:45
The Astronomical Scarf by Ruth Rendell
When a secretary chooses a birthday present for her boss’s wife a series of events unfurl.
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04:00
Jeremy Front - The Long Weekend
Former school chums re-unite after 20 years, but the weekend takes an unexpected turn.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—A Notebook on AimΓ© CΓ©saire
Daljit Nagra introduces A Notebook on AimΓ© CΓ©saire, a portrait of Martinique's famous son.
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05:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Original British Drama
2/6 Ed finds himself working with his son, Jake, on a piece of 'genuine' factutainment.
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