Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Man in Black—Series 4, 2. The Punt by Christina Balit
2/5 Christina Balit's tale of an ex-alcoholic on the run from more than just his AA buddy.
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00:30
Ray Bradbury - The Golden Apples of the Sun—2. The Flying Machine / The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl
2/4 Stories about the terrible perils of invention and the murderous dangers of jealousy.
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01:00
Julia Darling - Appointments—Omnibus
Maureen Wetherby keeps seeing a shadow out of the corner of her eye.
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02:15
Getting on Air: The Female Pioneers—A Level Playing Field
5/5 Jane Garvey considers if there is a level playing field for the female broadcast expert.
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02:30
Days Without End by Sebastian Barry (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Thomas McNulty tells how he and John Cole came to join the US Cavalry in Missouri, 1851.
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03:45
Deborah Moggach - A Real Countrywoman
A campaign is started to stop a ring road going through a little wood.
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04:00
Saturday Drama—Adam Thorpe - Devastated Areas
Adam Thorpe's play explores civilian grief during and after the Great War of 1914-1918.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Lyrical Ballads - Children and Childhood
Daljit Nagra revisits Lyrical Ballads: Children and Childhood presented by Steve Connor.
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05:30
Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 1, Parking Enforcement
1/4 Tom finds himself baffled by the weird world of parking enforcement.
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Morning
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06:00
John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123—Episode 3
3/5 Tensions mount for New York's hostages, as the hijackers' demands reach the Mayor.
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06:30
My Empire of Dust
Wolfgang Stoecker is on a mission to explore the meaning of dust.
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07:00
Heated Rollers—Episode 6
6/6 The real Sleeping Beauty, and a women's jail. All-women sketch show with Lynda Bellingham.
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07:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 6
6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
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08:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Ignore These Programme Titles the Burkiss Way
9/15 The team pull open the 'Door Handle of the Day'.
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08:30
It Sticks Out Half A Mile—3. Who Owned the Pier?
An electrician's visit brings worrying news about the pier.
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09:00
Just a Minute—Series 55, Episode 7
7/10 Nicholas Parsons chairs. With Paul Merton, Charles Collingwood, Stephen Fry, Jenny Γ‰clair
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09:30
The Change—Series 1, Over the Rainbow
4/6 Transvestite George confuses Ken when he sees him in a dress.
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10:00
Oscar Wilde—The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1. Vanity
1/2 'I would give my soul to stay young'. A vain aristocrat makes a dangerous pact.
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11:00
Opening Lines—Series 14, The Wild
1/3 By Gerri Brightwell. A harsh Alaskan winter heralds trouble for a young couple.
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11:15
Lynn Ferguson - Kindling
At Jennifer and her parents' bonfire party, each reveals something they would rather not.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Ignore These Programme Titles the Burkiss Way
9/15 The team pull open the 'Door Handle of the Day'.
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12:30
It Sticks Out Half A Mile—3. Who Owned the Pier?
An electrician's visit brings worrying news about the pier.
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13:00
John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123—Episode 3
3/5 Tensions mount for New York's hostages, as the hijackers' demands reach the Mayor.
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13:30
My Empire of Dust
Wolfgang Stoecker is on a mission to explore the meaning of dust.
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14:00
Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 6
6/10 Dona trades her skirts for the trousers of a cabin boy and sets sail with the Frenchman.
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14:15
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—The Penny Black
6/15 Dominic Sandbrook looks at the arrival of Universal Penny Postage in 1840.
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14:30
15 Minute Drama—Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 1
1/5 Fleet Street, 1968: A gossip columnist has been invading some major celebrities' privacy.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 1
1/5 Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
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15:00
Oscar Wilde—The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1. Vanity
1/2 'I would give my soul to stay young'. A vain aristocrat makes a dangerous pact.
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16:00
Just a Minute—Series 55, Episode 7
7/10 Nicholas Parsons chairs. With Paul Merton, Charles Collingwood, Stephen Fry, Jenny Γ‰clair
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16:30
The Change—Series 1, Over the Rainbow
4/6 Transvestite George confuses Ken when he sees him in a dress.
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17:00
Heated Rollers—Episode 6
6/6 The real Sleeping Beauty, and a women's jail. All-women sketch show with Lynda Bellingham.
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17:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 6
6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
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Evening
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18:00
Susan Cooper - Over Sea, Under Stone—The Parchment
1/4 A holiday in Cornwall with an uncle turns sinister as the Drew children make a discovery.
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18:30
A Good Read—Charles Clarke and Valerie Grove
Rosie Boycott and guests discuss books by F Scott Fitzgerald, Simon Singh and Simon Gray.
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19:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Ignore These Programme Titles the Burkiss Way
9/15 The team pull open the 'Door Handle of the Day'.
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19:30
It Sticks Out Half A Mile—3. Who Owned the Pier?
An electrician's visit brings worrying news about the pier.
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20:00
John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123—Episode 3
3/5 Tensions mount for New York's hostages, as the hijackers' demands reach the Mayor.
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20:30
My Empire of Dust
Wolfgang Stoecker is on a mission to explore the meaning of dust.
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21:00
Opening Lines—Series 14, The Wild
1/3 By Gerri Brightwell. A harsh Alaskan winter heralds trouble for a young couple.
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21:15
Lynn Ferguson - Kindling
At Jennifer and her parents' bonfire party, each reveals something they would rather not.
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22:00
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 6
6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
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22:30
The Mark Steel Lecture—Series 3, Ludwig van Beethoven
1/6 The radical comedian offers his humorous assessment of the influential German composer.
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23:00
The Now Show—Series 49, Episode 2
2/7 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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23:30
Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 The unusual career trajectory of Wernher von Braun - from Nazi to Disney.
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23:45
Quando, Quando, Quando—Spies
4/6 A secret tonic formula is stolen from the brothers' hair salon.
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Late
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00:00
Susan Cooper - Over Sea, Under Stone—The Parchment
1/4 A holiday in Cornwall with an uncle turns sinister as the Drew children make a discovery.
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00:30
A Good Read—Charles Clarke and Valerie Grove
Rosie Boycott and guests discuss books by F Scott Fitzgerald, Simon Singh and Simon Gray.
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01:00
John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123—Episode 3
3/5 Tensions mount for New York's hostages, as the hijackers' demands reach the Mayor.
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01:30
My Empire of Dust
Wolfgang Stoecker is on a mission to explore the meaning of dust.
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02:00
Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 6
6/10 Dona trades her skirts for the trousers of a cabin boy and sets sail with the Frenchman.
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02:15
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—The Penny Black
6/15 Dominic Sandbrook looks at the arrival of Universal Penny Postage in 1840.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 1
1/5 Fleet Street, 1968: A gossip columnist has been invading some major celebrities' privacy.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 1
1/5 Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
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03:00
Oscar Wilde—The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1. Vanity
1/2 'I would give my soul to stay young'. A vain aristocrat makes a dangerous pact.
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04:00
Just a Minute—Series 55, Episode 7
7/10 Nicholas Parsons chairs. With Paul Merton, Charles Collingwood, Stephen Fry, Jenny Γ‰clair
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04:30
The Change—Series 1, Over the Rainbow
4/6 Transvestite George confuses Ken when he sees him in a dress.
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05:00
Heated Rollers—Episode 6
6/6 The real Sleeping Beauty, and a women's jail. All-women sketch show with Lynda Bellingham.
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05:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 6
6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
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