Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 5. Communication Lost
5/20 With communications to Earth lost, Jet Morgan's courage is tested during a meteor swarm.
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00:30
John Hersey - Hiroshima—Panic Grass and Feverfew
4/4 From 12th August 1945 to the first anniversary. Recollections of six survivors.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 5. The Picnic
5/5 Determined to pinpoint the killer, the Belgian sleuth invites his suspects to a picnic.
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01:30
Going on the Gallopers
A portrait of the life, popular art and remarkable engineering of Carters Steam Fair.
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02:00
Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian—Episode 10
10/10 A new arrival as Nikolai prepares for the next phase of a long and chequered life.
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02:15
Sport and the British—Beating Us at Our Own Game
25/30 Clare Balding takes a look at Britain's most successful export ever - football.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—AS Byatt - Possession, Episode 5
5/15 Roland and Maud have opened a Pandora's Box and the chase is on to unravel the mystery.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Carmen Aguirre - Something Fierce, Episode 5
5/5 Secret police, paranoia and mistrust as the resistance begins to falter.
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03:00
Howard Spring - Fame is the Spur—Perish By the Sword
8/8 Labour has a brief taste of power, and fortunes are made and lost.
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04:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 3, University of Leicester
4/6 Three University of Leicester students take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
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04:30
Kathmandu or Bust—The Truck Stops Here
4/6 The travellers have reached.......well, actually they're lost in the middle of Uzbekistan.
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05:00
One Flat Summer—The 2,000 Guineas
2/6 A promising partnership draws newly redundant Ken into the serious world of gambling.
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05:30
Fred MacAulay's Wet Hot Political Summer
Fred MacAulay looks back at the summer of 2016 with an assembly of top comedians.
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Morning
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06:00
Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, Classic Chandler - Farewell My Lovely
3/8 Philip Marlowe follows a trail to assist an ex-convict hunting for his old sweetheart.
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07:30
Electric Ride—Episode 4
4/4 Peter Curran concludes his investigation of Europe's electrical car industry.
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08:00
Archive on 4—Who's Reithian Now?
Roger Bolton explores the genesis of 'Reithian' values at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
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09:00
Miriam Margolyes' Adventures in Radio
Actress Miriam Margolyes looks back over her 50 year career on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 3, Episode 1
1/4 The legendary duo taste wine, pay tribute to marriage guidance and head to the garden.
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12:30
The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 20/04/1974
Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray cross their comedy swords. With Miriam Margolyes.
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13:00
Gregory Evans - Blood and Milk (Omnibus)—Series 1 Omnibus, Part 1/2
Gangsters, gambling and an innocent abroad in 1890s Whitechapel.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Ryan Molloy
The singer chooses 'The Night' by Frankie Valli, and Donny Hathaway's 'A Song for You'.
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14:15
In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Les Dawson
Les Dawson's interview with Dr Anthony Clare recorded the week before his death in 1993.
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15:00
Archive on 4—Who's Reithian Now?
Roger Bolton explores the genesis of 'Reithian' values at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
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16:00
Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, Classic Chandler - Farewell My Lovely
3/8 Philip Marlowe follows a trail to assist an ex-convict hunting for his old sweetheart.
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17:30
Electric Ride—Episode 4
4/4 Peter Curran concludes his investigation of Europe's electrical car industry.
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Evening
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18:00
The Scarifyers—The Thirteen Hallows, Episode 4
4/4 Dunning and Gafaelfawr are captured and taken to King Arthur's resting place.
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18:30
Terry Pratchett—Night Watch, 4. Reliving
4/5 Commander Vimes faces the unstoppable tide of history as it rolls nearer.
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19:00
Miriam Margolyes' Adventures in Radio
Actress Miriam Margolyes looks back over her 50 year career on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio.
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22:00
4 Extra Stands Up—4 Extra Stands Up at the Fringe 2016, Episode 2
2/2 Jo Caulfield introduces some of the best comedians from 2016's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—27/08/2016
Iain Lee chats again to Dana Alexander.
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23:00
The Mary Whitehouse Experience—Series 4, Episode 6
6/9 Charity telethons are mercilessly parodied by the double double act.
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23:30
2525—Episode 5
5/6 From the last of the royal family to 26th-century ebook readers.
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Late
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00:00
The Scarifyers—The Thirteen Hallows, Episode 4
4/4 Dunning and Gafaelfawr are captured and taken to King Arthur's resting place.
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00:30
Terry Pratchett—Night Watch, 4. Reliving
4/5 Commander Vimes faces the unstoppable tide of history as it rolls nearer.
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01:00
Gregory Evans - Blood and Milk (Omnibus)—Series 1 Omnibus, Part 1/2
Gangsters, gambling and an innocent abroad in 1890s Whitechapel.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Ryan Molloy
The singer chooses 'The Night' by Frankie Valli, and Donny Hathaway's 'A Song for You'.
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02:15
In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Les Dawson
Les Dawson's interview with Dr Anthony Clare recorded the week before his death in 1993.
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03:00
Archive on 4—Who's Reithian Now?
Roger Bolton explores the genesis of 'Reithian' values at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
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04:00
Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, Classic Chandler - Farewell My Lovely
3/8 Philip Marlowe follows a trail to assist an ex-convict hunting for his old sweetheart.
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05:30
Electric Ride—Episode 4
4/4 Peter Curran concludes his investigation of Europe's electrical car industry.
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