Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Simon Clark - The Night of the Triffids—Episode 1
1/5 After 25 years on a Triffid-free colony, the world is plunged into darkness.
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00:30
Off the Page—When Will You Ever Learn
With historian Dominic Sandbrook, performer Dillie Keane and writer Isabel Losada.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, Actor and Alibi
The clerical sleuth hopes that the farce is with him in solving a theatre-land mystery.
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01:30
Meet the Patels
Exploring the success of the 210,000-strong community of Patels in Britain.
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02:00
Deborah Moggach - Tulip Fever—Episode 8
8/10 Sophia's plan for escape is desperate, but will it be enough to convince her husband?
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02:15
The Invention of Childhood—'Dear Papa, Dear Mama'
13/30 The more informal upbringings of middle and upper-class children in the late 18th century.
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02:30
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet—Babel Tower, Part 8/8
23/30 The day of Frederica's divorce finally arrives and she learns whether she has won custody.
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02:45
Book of the Week—John le Carre: The Biography, Episode 3
3/5 Oxford, teaching at Eton, employment at MI5 and publication.
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03:00
The Complete Smiley—Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Episode 1
1/3 Retired George Smiley hunts a mole in Britain's Secret Intelligence Service.
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04:00
The Complete Smiley—Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Episode 2
2/3 George looks to the past in his hunt for a mole threatening the British Secret Service.
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05:00
The Complete Smiley—Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Episode 3
3/3 George reaches the end of his hunt for a mole in the Secret Intelligence Service.
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Morning
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06:00
Bill Murphy - Hallows End
A wealthy Dubliner buys a mansion in Cork, unaware that it's home to an ancient curse.
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06:30
The Walpole Chronicle
Eric Robson asks why bestselling 1920s author Hugh Walpole has been forgotten.
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07:00
All the Young Dudes—Series 2, Happy Together
2/6 Patrick and Helen have a massive row, while Billy arranges to meet a mystery woman.
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07:30
Welcome to Wherever You Are—Pilot
Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world they are.
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08:00
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Fridge
5/6 The author and his wife blow hot and cold about refrigeration.
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08:30
Radio Active—Series 5, Music Festival
7/8 Mike Flex and Mike Channel host Radio Active's very own live music extravaganza.
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09:00
Booked—Series 4, Episode 3
3/6 Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Roger McGough.
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09:30
When the Dog Dies—Series 4, The Hills Are Alive
4/6 Sandy is holding auditions for The Sound of Music. Everyone wants to be in it.
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10:00
The Complete Smiley—The Honourable Schoolboy, Episode 1
It's 1975, and spymaster George Smiley takes charge of dealing with a betrayal.
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11:00
Half-Light—The Black Woollen Gloves
1/3 A luminious observation of fateful love written by Neil M Gunn, first published in 1928.
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11:15
Drama on 4—Mark Lawson - The Artist is Thinking
A painter's work is decoded by someone who seems to know his exact thought processes.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Fridge
5/6 The author and his wife blow hot and cold about refrigeration.
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12:30
Radio Active—Series 5, Music Festival
7/8 Mike Flex and Mike Channel host Radio Active's very own live music extravaganza.
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13:00
Bill Murphy - Hallows End
A wealthy Dubliner buys a mansion in Cork, unaware that it's home to an ancient curse.
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13:30
The Walpole Chronicle
Eric Robson asks why bestselling 1920s author Hugh Walpole has been forgotten.
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14:00
Deborah Moggach - Tulip Fever—Episode 9
9/10 Sophia is in hiding and Jan is trying to plan their escape, but will fate intervene?
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14:15
The Invention of Childhood—Babies, Dressed or Undressed, Jointed, Wax or Common
14/30 The rise of the British toy shop in the 18th century and the beginnings of pester power.
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14:30
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet—A Whistling Woman, Part 1/7
24/30 Frederica resigns but makes a living by reviewing.
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14:45
Book of the Week—John le Carre: The Biography, Episode 4
4/5 Le Carre hits the heights of fame, meets Graham Greene and tackles his most difficult book
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15:00
The Complete Smiley—The Honourable Schoolboy, Episode 1
It's 1975, and spymaster George Smiley takes charge of dealing with a betrayal.
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16:00
Booked—Series 4, Episode 3
3/6 Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Roger McGough.
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16:30
When the Dog Dies—Series 4, The Hills Are Alive
4/6 Sandy is holding auditions for The Sound of Music. Everyone wants to be in it.
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17:00
All the Young Dudes—Series 2, Happy Together
2/6 Patrick and Helen have a massive row, while Billy arranges to meet a mystery woman.
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17:30
Welcome to Wherever You Are—Pilot
Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world they are.
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Evening
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18:00
Simon Clark - The Night of the Triffids—Episode 2
2/5 David becomes the first European to reach America since 'the blinding'.
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18:30
Great Lives—William Beveridge
Anne Fine nominates the author of the report that became the basis for the Welfare State.
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19:00
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Fridge
5/6 The author and his wife blow hot and cold about refrigeration.
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19:30
Radio Active—Series 5, Music Festival
7/8 Mike Flex and Mike Channel host Radio Active's very own live music extravaganza.
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20:00
Bill Murphy - Hallows End
A wealthy Dubliner buys a mansion in Cork, unaware that it's home to an ancient curse.
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20:30
The Walpole Chronicle
Eric Robson asks why bestselling 1920s author Hugh Walpole has been forgotten.
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21:00
Half-Light—The Black Woollen Gloves
1/3 A luminious observation of fateful love written by Neil M Gunn, first published in 1928.
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21:15
Drama on 4—Mark Lawson - The Artist is Thinking
A painter's work is decoded by someone who seems to know his exact thought processes.
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22:00
Welcome to Wherever You Are—Pilot
Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world they are.
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22:30
The Music Teacher—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6 Nigel is tasked with writing a charity song for the local football team.
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22:45
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 2, About Money
3/6 Nathan finds out how his loved ones would react if he were rich. But, sadly, he isn't.
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23:00
Old Harry's Game—Series 4, Beauty
6/6 Satan introduces the Professor and Thomas to Helen of Troy and her plain friend, Daphne.
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23:25
The Comedy Club Interviews—30/06/2016
Paul Garner chats again to The Inbetweeners co-creator Damon Beesley.
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23:30
Polyoaks—Series 2, Distance Healing
2/6 Dr Hugh Thornton and his brother Roy clash over a new online diagnostic system.
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Late
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00:00
Simon Clark - The Night of the Triffids—Episode 2
2/5 David becomes the first European to reach America since 'the blinding'.
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00:30
Great Lives—William Beveridge
Anne Fine nominates the author of the report that became the basis for the Welfare State.
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01:00
Bill Murphy - Hallows End
A wealthy Dubliner buys a mansion in Cork, unaware that it's home to an ancient curse.
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01:30
The Walpole Chronicle
Eric Robson asks why bestselling 1920s author Hugh Walpole has been forgotten.
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02:00
Deborah Moggach - Tulip Fever—Episode 9
9/10 Sophia is in hiding and Jan is trying to plan their escape, but will fate intervene?
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02:15
The Invention of Childhood—Babies, Dressed or Undressed, Jointed, Wax or Common
14/30 The rise of the British toy shop in the 18th century and the beginnings of pester power.
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02:30
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet—A Whistling Woman, Part 1/7
24/30 Frederica resigns but makes a living by reviewing.
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02:45
Book of the Week—John le Carre: The Biography, Episode 4
4/5 Le Carre hits the heights of fame, meets Graham Greene and tackles his most difficult book
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03:00
The Complete Smiley—The Honourable Schoolboy, Episode 1
It's 1975, and spymaster George Smiley takes charge of dealing with a betrayal.
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04:00
The Complete Smiley—The Honourable Schoolboy, Episode 2
The Americans make their presence felt, and tragedy strikes in Hong Kong.
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05:00
The Complete Smiley—The Honourable Schoolboy, Episode 3
Can George Smiley keep the situation under control? Can Jerry Westerby be trusted?
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