Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God—4. Blowback
4/5 Nick battles to find the person responsible for his lover Belinda's death. From 2006.
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00:30
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood—4. The Alternate Sacrifice
4/4 The Swede thinks the island's evil forces need to be offered a sacrifice.
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01:00
A Little Twist of Dahl: Omnibus
Five darkly comic tales by the master of the bizarre - Roald Dahl. With Charles Dance.
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02:15
Out of Armenia—Venice
3/5 Charles Emmerson unearths the secrets of a Venetian island-monastery, echoing with music.
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02:30
The Muse by Jessie Burton (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 An exhibition of Lawrie's newly discovered Robles is mooted.
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03:45
RK Narayan Stories—Engine Trouble
At a raffle in India, a poor local man wins an unusual prize. But how to get it home?
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04:00
Saturday Drama—Lambeth Palace
A tale of politics and manoeuvring in selecting a fictional Archbishop of Canterbury.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Tales from Ovid: Semele; Peleus and Thetis; Pygmalion; The Birth of Hercules
Daljit Nagra introduces stories retold from Ovid's Metamorphoses including Pygmalion.
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05:30
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 1, Isy Suttie
3/4 Alex Horne is joined by his own five-piece jazz band for a new series of music and comedy.
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Morning
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06:00
Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 6
6/20 Dick and Freddie track an alluring foe and see the true face of the enemy.
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06:15
Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 6
6/10 Elk and Bray quiz a suspect. Quigley gets a tip-off, as the master criminal sets to work.
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06:30
House Beautiful
Laurence Llewelyn Bowen considers the impact of the Aesthetic movement on the British home
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07:00
Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, Awards
1/6 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny wants to win Peasants Personality of the Year.
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07:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 65, Episode 3
3/6 Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Tony Hawks are joined by Susan Calman and Fred MacAulay.
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08:00
Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Entente Cordiale
3/10 Cross-channel harmony hits the buffers when the station is twinned with one in France.
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08:30
J Kingston Platt—Ronnie Melcombe and His Surprising Wife
2/5 The showbiz veteran relates a startling tale of a wife addicted to shock.
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09:00
The Write Stuff—Series 14, PG Wodehouse
1/6 James Walton chairs, with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Francis Wheen and Ian McMillan.
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09:30
King Street Junior—Series 7, Taking the Rap
7/8 Trouble is brewing over a pupil playing truant and a strict disciplinarian on the staff.
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10:00
Charles Dickens—The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1. Orphans
1/5 Neville and Helena's arrival in Cloisterham sets in motion a chain of tragic events.
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11:00
Patrick O'Brian - Little Death
Haunted by war and vowing not to kill again, an ex-pilot is invited to shoot pigeons.
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11:15
Drama on 4—Rightfully Mine
Unable to carry her own child, Amy convinces her mother to become surrogate in her place.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Entente Cordiale
3/10 Cross-channel harmony hits the buffers when the station is twinned with one in France.
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12:30
J Kingston Platt—Ronnie Melcombe and His Surprising Wife
2/5 The showbiz veteran relates a startling tale of a wife addicted to shock.
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13:00
Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 6
6/20 Dick and Freddie track an alluring foe and see the true face of the enemy.
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13:15
Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 6
6/10 Elk and Bray quiz a suspect. Quigley gets a tip-off, as the master criminal sets to work.
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13:30
House Beautiful
Laurence Llewelyn Bowen considers the impact of the Aesthetic movement on the British home
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—Michael Palin - The Truth, Episode 1
1/10 After his book on an oil terminal, Keith Mabbut feels unfulfilled.
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14:15
The Invention of Childhood—The Kiddy and the Pork Chop
26/30 The impact on children of economic improvements in the second half of the 20th century.
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14:30
15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 1
1/10 American ambulance driver Frederic Henry meets British nurse Catherine Barkley.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Tim Jeal - Explorers of the Nile, Episode 1
1/5 Richard Burton and John Speke leave for Africa in search of the source of the Nile.
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15:00
Charles Dickens—The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1. Orphans
1/5 Neville and Helena's arrival in Cloisterham sets in motion a chain of tragic events.
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16:00
The Write Stuff—Series 14, PG Wodehouse
1/6 James Walton chairs, with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Francis Wheen and Ian McMillan.
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16:30
King Street Junior—Series 7, Taking the Rap
7/8 Trouble is brewing over a pupil playing truant and a strict disciplinarian on the staff.
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17:00
Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, Awards
1/6 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny wants to win Peasants Personality of the Year.
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17:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 65, Episode 3
3/6 Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Tony Hawks are joined by Susan Calman and Fred MacAulay.
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Evening
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18:00
The Interplanetary Notes of Ambassador B—Episode 1
1/5 Ambassador B inspects a planet that encourages free speech.
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18:15
The First Church of the New Millennium by Bryan Appleyard—Episode 6
6/10 Architect Stephen Rix brings back evidence that his cathedral vision really does exist.
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18:30
A Good Read—Dolly Dhingra & Tony Wheeler
Matthew Parris, Dolly Dhingra and Tony Wheeler review Amitav Ghosh and Vikram Seth.
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19:00
Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Entente Cordiale
3/10 Cross-channel harmony hits the buffers when the station is twinned with one in France.
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19:30
J Kingston Platt—Ronnie Melcombe and His Surprising Wife
2/5 The showbiz veteran relates a startling tale of a wife addicted to shock.
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20:00
Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 6
6/20 Dick and Freddie track an alluring foe and see the true face of the enemy.
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20:15
Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 6
6/10 Elk and Bray quiz a suspect. Quigley gets a tip-off, as the master criminal sets to work.
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20:30
House Beautiful
Laurence Llewelyn Bowen considers the impact of the Aesthetic movement on the British home
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21:00
Patrick O'Brian - Little Death
Haunted by war and vowing not to kill again, an ex-pilot is invited to shoot pigeons.
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21:15
Drama on 4—Rightfully Mine
Unable to carry her own child, Amy convinces her mother to become surrogate in her place.
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22:00
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 65, Episode 3
3/6 Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Tony Hawks are joined by Susan Calman and Fred MacAulay.
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22:30
That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 4, Episode 1
1/6 How to talk to an emperor and inventing Saturday night TV shows.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—18/07/2016
Thom Tuck talks to Danish comedian Sofie Hagen.
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23:00
Dead Ringers—Series 16, Episode 5
5/6 The topical satirical show returns for some post-election skewering.
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23:30
Elvenquest—Series 4, The Underworld
4/6 The Questers descend into the Underworld in search of Penthiselea's mother.
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Late
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00:00
The Interplanetary Notes of Ambassador B—Episode 1
1/5 Ambassador B inspects a planet that encourages free speech.
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00:15
The First Church of the New Millennium by Bryan Appleyard—Episode 6
6/10 Architect Stephen Rix brings back evidence that his cathedral vision really does exist.
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00:30
A Good Read—Dolly Dhingra & Tony Wheeler
Matthew Parris, Dolly Dhingra and Tony Wheeler review Amitav Ghosh and Vikram Seth.
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01:00
Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 6
6/20 Dick and Freddie track an alluring foe and see the true face of the enemy.
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01:15
Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 6
6/10 Elk and Bray quiz a suspect. Quigley gets a tip-off, as the master criminal sets to work.
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01:30
House Beautiful
Laurence Llewelyn Bowen considers the impact of the Aesthetic movement on the British home
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Michael Palin - The Truth, Episode 1
1/10 After his book on an oil terminal, Keith Mabbut feels unfulfilled.
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02:15
The Invention of Childhood—The Kiddy and the Pork Chop
26/30 The impact on children of economic improvements in the second half of the 20th century.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 1
1/10 American ambulance driver Frederic Henry meets British nurse Catherine Barkley.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Tim Jeal - Explorers of the Nile, Episode 1
1/5 Richard Burton and John Speke leave for Africa in search of the source of the Nile.
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03:00
Charles Dickens—The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1. Orphans
1/5 Neville and Helena's arrival in Cloisterham sets in motion a chain of tragic events.
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04:00
The Write Stuff—Series 14, PG Wodehouse
1/6 James Walton chairs, with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Francis Wheen and Ian McMillan.
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04:30
King Street Junior—Series 7, Taking the Rap
7/8 Trouble is brewing over a pupil playing truant and a strict disciplinarian on the staff.
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05:00
Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, Awards
1/6 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny wants to win Peasants Personality of the Year.
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05:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 65, Episode 3
3/6 Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Tony Hawks are joined by Susan Calman and Fred MacAulay.
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