Schedule
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Early
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00:00
HG Wells—A Dream of Armageddon, Stranger
A stranger on a train reveals his secret. 1901 anti-war story with a disturbing vision.
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00:30
The Drowned Village
Kate returns to her childhood village - will it help her with troubling voices she hears?
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01:00
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street Omnibus—Episode 1
1/2 Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey to independence, set in wartime Yorkshire.
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02:15
The Romantic Road: On the Trail of the German Philosophers—The Early Romantic
2/5 Stephen Plaice revisits the town of Marburg, where he was a student in the 1970s.
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02:30
Harry Parker - Anatomy of a Soldier: Omnibus
Captain Tom Barnes must lead his troops in Afghanistan, the scene of war and terror.
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03:45
Penelope Fitzgerald - The Prescription
A young doctor learns that there is more to the medical profession than knowledge.
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04:00
Saturday Drama—Fay Weldon - The Weather Girl
A psychologist sent to assess a female prisoner is plunged into a disturbing amoral world.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—South of My Days
Daljit Nagra introduces South of My Days, featuring Australian poet Judith Wright.
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05:30
Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 5, Effervescent Members
3/6 Local headmistress Mrs Temple tackles Ramesh over a new range of sweets.
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Morning
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06:00
Falco—The Silver Pigs, 1. Illegal Trade
1/4 Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious metal and foils a kidnap.
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06:30
The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy—1975-1980
1/6 A look back at radio comedy in the late 1970s, with John Lloyd and Graeme Garden.
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07:00
Gloomsbury—Series 1, Trying to Avoid Unpleasantness
4/6 Vera Sackcloth-Vest welcomes the writer of naughty books, DH Lollipop, to Sizzlinghurst.
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07:30
Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 6
6/8 Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons join host Nicholas Parsons.
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08:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Discover Gravity the Burkiss Way
1/15 Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett refuse to speak of Eric Pode.
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08:30
The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 25/05/1974
Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Wuthering Heights. Songs and sketches.
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09:00
Foul Play—Series 4, Death and Two Copies, Please
4/6 Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong.
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09:30
In the End—Episode 2
2/6 Hack George Cragge hunts a serial killer, while the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ tackles spin.
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10:00
Classic Serial—HonorΓ© de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet, Episode 1
1/2 Eugenie's miserly father is a man whose terror of poverty overrides his love for his child
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11:00
Fay Weldon Stories—A Knife for Cutting Mangoes
A tale of relationships and the insecurity that one woman feels when she replaces another.
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11:15
Ian Curteis - Love—Episode 1
1/4 May is newly widowed, and then her friend Ferdy declares that he has always adored her.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Discover Gravity the Burkiss Way
1/15 Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett refuse to speak of Eric Pode.
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12:30
The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 25/05/1974
Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Wuthering Heights. Songs and sketches.
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13:00
Falco—The Silver Pigs, 1. Illegal Trade
1/4 Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious metal and foils a kidnap.
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13:30
The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy—1975-1980
1/6 A look back at radio comedy in the late 1970s, with John Lloyd and Graeme Garden.
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14:00
EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread—1. For Fools Rush In
1/10 English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad.
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14:15
A History of the Brain—A Hole in the Head
1/10 Dr Geoff Bunn reflects on trepanation at the start of his cultural history of the brain.
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14:30
15 Minute Drama—Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street, Episode 6
6/10 Muriel's sister Connie returns home unexpectedly with startling news.
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14:45
Auto-Da-Fay—Episode 1
1/5 Fay Weldon's honest, sometimes painful, often funny, account of a life well lived.
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15:00
Classic Serial—HonorΓ© de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet, Episode 1
1/2 Eugenie's miserly father is a man whose terror of poverty overrides his love for his child
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16:00
Foul Play—Series 4, Death and Two Copies, Please
4/6 Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong.
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16:30
In the End—Episode 2
2/6 Hack George Cragge hunts a serial killer, while the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ tackles spin.
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17:00
Gloomsbury—Series 1, Trying to Avoid Unpleasantness
4/6 Vera Sackcloth-Vest welcomes the writer of naughty books, DH Lollipop, to Sizzlinghurst.
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17:30
Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 6
6/8 Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons join host Nicholas Parsons.
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Evening
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18:00
HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 1
1/5 Historian Robert Olmstead journeys to the mysterious town of Innsmouth in New England.
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18:30
A Good Read—Rabbi Lionel Blue & Stephen Russell
Rosie Boycott with guests Rabbi Lionel Blue and the Barefoot Doctor.
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19:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Discover Gravity the Burkiss Way
1/15 Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett refuse to speak of Eric Pode.
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19:30
The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 25/05/1974
Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Wuthering Heights. Songs and sketches.
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20:00
Falco—The Silver Pigs, 1. Illegal Trade
1/4 Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious metal and foils a kidnap.
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20:30
The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy—1975-1980
1/6 A look back at radio comedy in the late 1970s, with John Lloyd and Graeme Garden.
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21:00
Fay Weldon Stories—A Knife for Cutting Mangoes
A tale of relationships and the insecurity that one woman feels when she replaces another.
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21:15
Ian Curteis - Love—Episode 1
1/4 May is newly widowed, and then her friend Ferdy declares that he has always adored her.
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22:00
Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 6
6/8 Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons join host Nicholas Parsons.
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22:25
The Comedy Club Interviews—19/09/2016
Paul Garner chats 'Arm Wrestling with Chas and Dave' with Chas Hodges.
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22:30
Very Old Pretenders—On Television
4/4 The soldiers learn that pitching shows is difficult and that it is never a good idea.
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23:00
The News Quiz Extra—Series 18, Episode 2
2/8 Made for 4 Extra. A satirical review of the week's news chaired by Miles Jupp.
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23:45
Foley and McColl: The Interview—The Moroccan Striped Pig
2/6 The duo tells Parky about their strange first meeting. With Michael Parkinson.
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Late
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00:00
HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 1
1/5 Historian Robert Olmstead journeys to the mysterious town of Innsmouth in New England.
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00:30
A Good Read—Rabbi Lionel Blue & Stephen Russell
Rosie Boycott with guests Rabbi Lionel Blue and the Barefoot Doctor.
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01:00
Falco—The Silver Pigs, 1. Illegal Trade
1/4 Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious metal and foils a kidnap.
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01:30
The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy—1975-1980
1/6 A look back at radio comedy in the late 1970s, with John Lloyd and Graeme Garden.
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02:00
EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread—1. For Fools Rush In
1/10 English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad.
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02:15
A History of the Brain—A Hole in the Head
1/10 Dr Geoff Bunn reflects on trepanation at the start of his cultural history of the brain.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street, Episode 6
6/10 Muriel's sister Connie returns home unexpectedly with startling news.
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02:45
Auto-Da-Fay—Episode 1
1/5 Fay Weldon's honest, sometimes painful, often funny, account of a life well lived.
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03:00
Classic Serial—HonorΓ© de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet, Episode 1
1/2 Eugenie's miserly father is a man whose terror of poverty overrides his love for his child
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04:00
Foul Play—Series 4, Death and Two Copies, Please
4/6 Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong.
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04:30
In the End—Episode 2
2/6 Hack George Cragge hunts a serial killer, while the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ tackles spin.
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05:00
Gloomsbury—Series 1, Trying to Avoid Unpleasantness
4/6 Vera Sackcloth-Vest welcomes the writer of naughty books, DH Lollipop, to Sizzlinghurst.
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05:30
Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 6
6/8 Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons join host Nicholas Parsons.
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