Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Price of Fear—Blind Man's Bluff
Chilling tale of an eerie passenger who joins Vincent Price on a train heading west.
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00:30
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Fifth
5/6 Arthur and company are blown up, but still find time for a bite at a very exclusive eatery
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01:00
Possession - Omnibus—Episode 1
1/3 Research assistant Roland Michell comes across letters that could change literary history.
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02:15
A Dark History of British Gardening—Dominance
4/5 Jenny Uglow reflects on how gardeners have always sought to dominate nature.
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02:30
Hilary Mantel - Eight Months on Ghazzah Street (Omnibus)—Episode 2/2
2/2 Cartographer Frances Shore discovers that the streets are not a woman's territory.
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03:45
Short Stories by John Mortimer—The Mysterious Affair
Freddy becomes convinced that his father played a part in his grandfather's disappearance.
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04:00
Frederic Raphael - The Thought of Lydia
A tale of friendship, love - and murder - in ancient Asia Minor.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Poetry and the Russian Soul
Daljit Nagra introduces Poetry and the Russian Soul, presented by Martin Sixsmith.
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05:30
Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Little Green Lights
4/4 Uljabaan prepares for an invasion assessment by his superior, Gryvook.
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Morning
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06:00
Crown House—1. Fresh Era
1/8 A fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House and royal family of Windsor.
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06:30
Where England Meets Wales—Episode 1
1/2 Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the past and present border between England and Wales.
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07:00
Gloomsbury—Series 1, The Trials of Attempting an Elopement
1/6 Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer send up the Bloomsbury literary group.
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07:30
Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 3
3/8 Nicholas Parsons hosts a special edition from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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08:00
Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The New Level Crossing
8/10 The station's future looks bleak when head office considers automation.
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08:30
The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 04/05/1974
Quick-fire sketches and a rollicking trip to Rasputin's Russia. From May 1974.
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09:00
Foul Play—Series 4, Deadline News
1/6 Crime writers Ruth Dudley Edwards and Robert Richardson tackle a model's murder.
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09:30
A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, Retreat
5/6 When the Pattersons get a dog, Father Benedict is not impressed.
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10:00
Classic Serial—Edith Wharton - The Custom of the Country, Episode 1
When the beautiful Undine Spragg arrives in New York, she sets her sights on Ralph Marvell
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11:00
Original Shorts—Series 5, Under My Skin
1/3 Calista Flockhart reads Christine Conrad's devastating new tale of friendship gone awry.
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11:15
Drama on 4—Hugh Hughes - Floating
Hugh Hughes tells of the time the Isle of Anglesey floated away.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The New Level Crossing
8/10 The station's future looks bleak when head office considers automation.
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12:30
The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 04/05/1974
Quick-fire sketches and a rollicking trip to Rasputin's Russia. From May 1974.
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13:00
Crown House—1. Fresh Era
1/8 A fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House and royal family of Windsor.
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13:30
Where England Meets Wales—Episode 1
1/2 Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the past and present border between England and Wales.
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14:00
Sue Townsend - The Queen and I—Moving Day
1/8 Evicted by a new government, can the royal family cope with life outside their palaces?
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14:15
Sport and the British—Sport for All
26/30 Clare Balding asks why and when the British government got involved in sport.
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14:30
15 Minute Drama—AS Byatt - Possession, Episode 6
6/15 Professor gets wind of the letters and wants to get his hands on them for his collection.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Jeanette Winterson - Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, Episode 1
1/5 Jeanette Winterson reads from her memoir about the 1985 novel that made her famous.
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15:00
Classic Serial—Edith Wharton - The Custom of the Country, Episode 1
When the beautiful Undine Spragg arrives in New York, she sets her sights on Ralph Marvell
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16:00
Foul Play—Series 4, Deadline News
1/6 Crime writers Ruth Dudley Edwards and Robert Richardson tackle a model's murder.
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16:30
A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, Retreat
5/6 When the Pattersons get a dog, Father Benedict is not impressed.
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17:00
Gloomsbury—Series 1, The Trials of Attempting an Elopement
1/6 Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer send up the Bloomsbury literary group.
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17:30
Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 3
3/8 Nicholas Parsons hosts a special edition from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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Evening
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18:00
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 6. The Mysterious Object
6/20 Captain Jet Morgan and his crew receive warnings to turn back, but who from?
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18:30
A Good Read—Sam Llewellyn & Lynne Truss
Sam Llewellyn and Lynne Truss discuss books by Robert Sabbag and Geoffrey Willans.
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19:00
Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The New Level Crossing
8/10 The station's future looks bleak when head office considers automation.
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19:30
The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 04/05/1974
Quick-fire sketches and a rollicking trip to Rasputin's Russia. From May 1974.
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20:00
Crown House—1. Fresh Era
1/8 A fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House and royal family of Windsor.
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20:30
Where England Meets Wales—Episode 1
1/2 Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the past and present border between England and Wales.
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21:00
Original Shorts—Series 5, Under My Skin
1/3 Calista Flockhart reads Christine Conrad's devastating new tale of friendship gone awry.
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21:15
Drama on 4—Hugh Hughes - Floating
Hugh Hughes tells of the time the Isle of Anglesey floated away.
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22:00
Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 3
3/8 Nicholas Parsons hosts a special edition from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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22:30
Very Old Pretenders—The Patriots
1/4 Two Scottish soldiers from 1745, found alive in a cave, are introduced to modern society.
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23:00
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 9, Colgan, Ramirez, Frankopan
5/6 John Lloyd and Noel Fielding with Jenny Colgan, Dr Janina Ramirez and Dr Peter Frankopan.
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23:30
Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4 With Nine Below Zero, Phill Jupitus, Josh Widdecombe and Marlon Davies.
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Late
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00:00
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 6. The Mysterious Object
6/20 Captain Jet Morgan and his crew receive warnings to turn back, but who from?
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00:30
A Good Read—Sam Llewellyn & Lynne Truss
Sam Llewellyn and Lynne Truss discuss books by Robert Sabbag and Geoffrey Willans.
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01:00
Crown House—1. Fresh Era
1/8 A fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House and royal family of Windsor.
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01:30
Where England Meets Wales—Episode 1
1/2 Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the past and present border between England and Wales.
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02:00
Sue Townsend - The Queen and I—Moving Day
1/8 Evicted by a new government, can the royal family cope with life outside their palaces?
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02:15
Sport and the British—Sport for All
26/30 Clare Balding asks why and when the British government got involved in sport.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—AS Byatt - Possession, Episode 6
6/15 Professor gets wind of the letters and wants to get his hands on them for his collection.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Jeanette Winterson - Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, Episode 1
1/5 Jeanette Winterson reads from her memoir about the 1985 novel that made her famous.
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03:00
Classic Serial—Edith Wharton - The Custom of the Country, Episode 1
When the beautiful Undine Spragg arrives in New York, she sets her sights on Ralph Marvell
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04:00
Foul Play—Series 4, Deadline News
1/6 Crime writers Ruth Dudley Edwards and Robert Richardson tackle a model's murder.
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04:30
A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, Retreat
5/6 When the Pattersons get a dog, Father Benedict is not impressed.
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05:00
Gloomsbury—Series 1, The Trials of Attempting an Elopement
1/6 Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer send up the Bloomsbury literary group.
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05:30
Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 3
3/8 Nicholas Parsons hosts a special edition from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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