Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Saturday Drama—Alan Garner - The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
In Alderley Edge, local legend tells of sleeping knights ready to awake to save the world.
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01:00
Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad (Omnibus)
An email friendship between a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ journalist and an Iraq-based academic.
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02:15
A Woman's World—The Midwife
3/5 A husband and wife, both midwives, discuss attitudes towards men in their profession.
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02:30
Lisa Owen - Not Working (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Claire finds cracks appearing in her flat. Read by Emily Bruni.
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03:45
Mr Ossie's Rolled-Gold Fish And Chip Shop
Desperate to see an Everton match, a boy turns to the local fish fryer for help.
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04:00
Saturday Drama—Penelope Fitzgerald - The Gate of Angels
Penelope Fitzgerald's novel of love, religion and physics, dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Crazy For Love - Layla and the Mad Poet
Daljit Nagra introduces Crazy for Love, one of the greatest Middle East love stories.
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05:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Keeping the Flame Alive
6/6 Stan is to rent out Ed's flat for the Olympics, despite being nowhere near the stadium.
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Morning
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06:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Nine Tailors, 1. The Bells are Rung Up
1/8 Posh sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes an unsolved jewel theft and a grave mystery.
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06:30
Menotti
Music writer Michael White tells the life story of composer Gian Carlo Menotti.
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07:00
Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 A hairy folk band helps Tamsyn Trelawny and the Cornish smugglers to escape the law.
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07:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 16, Episode 6
6/6 David Mitchell with Elis James, Reginald D Hunter, Maeve Higgins and David O'Doherty.
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08:00
Parsley Sidings—Series 1, The Inspector Calls
4/10 The threat of closure for the sleepy station calls for desperate measures.
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08:30
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—The TV Spectacular - A Contradiction in Terms
2/10 The man of many parts recounts the woeful tale of a 'Gala Night in Venice'.
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09:00
The Write Stuff—Series 13, Nancy Mitford
4/6 James Walton quizzes John Walsh, Lynne Truss, John O'Farrell and Mark Billingham.
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09:30
Tony's—Series 1, Money Money Money
3/6 While checking the pipes in the cellar, the corner-shop barber makes a discovery.
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10:00
Classic Serial—The Mumbai Chuzzlewits, Episode 1
1/3 Orphan Thomas befriends Mickey, grandson and heir of rich old miser Martin Chuzzlewit.
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11:00
Winifred Watson - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day—Episode 1
1/5 A spinster tries to be a governess, but lands a job which turns out to be a real education
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11:15
CW Hill - Killing Maestros
Conductor Sergei Bodanov feels jinxed by the evil curse of a Wagner opera.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Parsley Sidings—Series 1, The Inspector Calls
4/10 The threat of closure for the sleepy station calls for desperate measures.
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12:30
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—The TV Spectacular - A Contradiction in Terms
2/10 The man of many parts recounts the woeful tale of a 'Gala Night in Venice'.
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13:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Nine Tailors, 1. The Bells are Rung Up
1/8 Posh sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes an unsolved jewel theft and a grave mystery.
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13:30
Menotti
Music writer Michael White tells the life story of composer Gian Carlo Menotti.
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14:00
F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby—Episode 6
6/10 Nick is helpless watching Gatsby's attempts to win Daisy back. Can you repeat the past?
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14:15
In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—Lock 'Em Up
Martin Sixsmith traces the origins of the asylum movement.
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14:30
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves—Episode 1
1/10 The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. 'Pug' and 'Cat' get romantic.
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14:45
James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—6. Sean Campbell
6/10 James Bond has contacted Blofeld but worries his cover has been blown.
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15:00
Classic Serial—The Mumbai Chuzzlewits, Episode 1
1/3 Orphan Thomas befriends Mickey, grandson and heir of rich old miser Martin Chuzzlewit.
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16:00
The Write Stuff—Series 13, Nancy Mitford
4/6 James Walton quizzes John Walsh, Lynne Truss, John O'Farrell and Mark Billingham.
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16:30
Tony's—Series 1, Money Money Money
3/6 While checking the pipes in the cellar, the corner-shop barber makes a discovery.
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17:00
Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 A hairy folk band helps Tamsyn Trelawny and the Cornish smugglers to escape the law.
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17:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 16, Episode 6
6/6 David Mitchell with Elis James, Reginald D Hunter, Maeve Higgins and David O'Doherty.
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Evening
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18:00
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton—The Unusual Soiree
1/13 When poet Gabriel Syme meets Lucien Gregory, he's introduced to a secret society.
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18:30
A Good Read—Bianca Jagger & Mariella Frostrup
Bianca Jagger and Mariella Frostrup discuss books by Ahmed Rashid and Redmond O'Hanlon.
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19:00
Parsley Sidings—Series 1, The Inspector Calls
4/10 The threat of closure for the sleepy station calls for desperate measures.
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19:30
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—The TV Spectacular - A Contradiction in Terms
2/10 The man of many parts recounts the woeful tale of a 'Gala Night in Venice'.
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20:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Nine Tailors, 1. The Bells are Rung Up
1/8 Posh sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes an unsolved jewel theft and a grave mystery.
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20:30
Menotti
Music writer Michael White tells the life story of composer Gian Carlo Menotti.
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21:00
Winifred Watson - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day—Episode 1
1/5 A spinster tries to be a governess, but lands a job which turns out to be a real education
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21:15
CW Hill - Killing Maestros
Conductor Sergei Bodanov feels jinxed by the evil curse of a Wagner opera.
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22:00
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 16, Episode 6
6/6 David Mitchell with Elis James, Reginald D Hunter, Maeve Higgins and David O'Doherty.
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22:30
Kevin Eldon Will See You Now—Series 1, Hooter
2/4 Comedy's best-kept secret ingredient, with a fly, a fruit bowl and the Hallelujah Chorus.
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23:00
The News Quiz Extra—Series 17, Episode 5
5/9 Made for 4 Extra. A satirical review of the week's news chaired by Miles Jupp.
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23:45
Singular Women—Bea
1/4 Bittersweet comedy as EastEnders' June Brown plays a long-suffering companion.
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Late
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00:00
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton—The Unusual Soiree
1/13 When poet Gabriel Syme meets Lucien Gregory, he's introduced to a secret society.
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00:30
A Good Read—Bianca Jagger & Mariella Frostrup
Bianca Jagger and Mariella Frostrup discuss books by Ahmed Rashid and Redmond O'Hanlon.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Nine Tailors, 1. The Bells are Rung Up
1/8 Posh sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes an unsolved jewel theft and a grave mystery.
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01:30
Menotti
Music writer Michael White tells the life story of composer Gian Carlo Menotti.
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02:00
F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby—Episode 6
6/10 Nick is helpless watching Gatsby's attempts to win Daisy back. Can you repeat the past?
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02:15
In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—Lock 'Em Up
Martin Sixsmith traces the origins of the asylum movement.
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02:30
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves—Episode 1
1/10 The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. 'Pug' and 'Cat' get romantic.
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02:45
James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—6. Sean Campbell
6/10 James Bond has contacted Blofeld but worries his cover has been blown.
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03:00
Classic Serial—The Mumbai Chuzzlewits, Episode 1
1/3 Orphan Thomas befriends Mickey, grandson and heir of rich old miser Martin Chuzzlewit.
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04:00
The Write Stuff—Series 13, Nancy Mitford
4/6 James Walton quizzes John Walsh, Lynne Truss, John O'Farrell and Mark Billingham.
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04:30
Tony's—Series 1, Money Money Money
3/6 While checking the pipes in the cellar, the corner-shop barber makes a discovery.
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05:00
Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 A hairy folk band helps Tamsyn Trelawny and the Cornish smugglers to escape the law.
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05:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 16, Episode 6
6/6 David Mitchell with Elis James, Reginald D Hunter, Maeve Higgins and David O'Doherty.
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