Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Susan Cooper - Over Sea, Under Stone—The Furry Dance
3/4 A carnival twists through the winding streets, as the powers of the dark close in.
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00:30
Off the Page—Falling on Your Sword
Dominic Arkwright and guests explore the subject of the dignity in admitting defeat.
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01:00
John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123—Episode 5
5/5 Having delivered their final demands, the hijackers prepare to make their escape.
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01:30
The No 219 Sodcast Project
Ian McMillan fights the cause of 'sodcasters', perpetrators of tinny mobile phone music.
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02:00
Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 8
8/10 Harry and Rockingham prepare to trap the pirates, and Dona must host a dinner.
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02:15
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—Love Letters
8/15 Dominic Sandbrook investigates the role of love letters in the history of the Post Office.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 3
3/5 Alice Morney is threatening to sack her manager over the invasion of her privacy.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 3
3/5 Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
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03:00
Classic Serial—G&W Grossmith - The Diary of a Nobody, Episode 1
1/2 Johnny Vegas and Katherine Parkinson are Mr and Mrs Pooter in this classic adaptation.
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04:00
The Food Quiz—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Marguerite Patten are put through their culinary paces.
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04:30
Rent—Series 3, Episode 1
1/6 The new baby needs a name and Richard's keeping quiet.
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05:00
The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 2, The Wedding
3/6 Everyone is looking forward to Hillfield's big ceremony, but in which synagogue?
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05:30
Rich Hall's (US) Breakdown—Rich Hall's (US Election) Breakdown, 09/11/2016
Rich Hall follows the closing stages of the US presidential race.
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Morning
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06:00
Down Payment on Death—1. A Shot in the Night
1/5 Retired hitman Art Gordo is offered big money to carry out one last killing.
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06:30
Manchester and Liverpool: Britain's American Civil War
Tristram Hunt on a tale of two cities, and their contrasting response to the US Civil War.
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07:00
Any Other Business—Episode 6
6/6 Star Trek fever erupts as a German delegation tours the cultural delights of Chesbury.
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07:30
The Fair Intellectual Club—A Rendezvous with Mr Voltaire
2/6 The young ladies teach Voltaire the value of free speech and new uses for broom handles.
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08:00
The Ken Dodd Show—Doddy's Comic Cuts
Could Ken Dodd have invented the mp3-player before its time?
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08:30
The Michael Bentine Show—From 22/01/1984
From a Tibetan mystic to the entire United Nations, the ultimate one-man show.
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09:00
The Personality Test—Series 2, Rick Wakeman
2/6 Rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman quizzes a panel about himself.
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09:30
Crazy Big Fish—Crazy for Trying?
6/6 The Hull women must boost their sluggish ticket sales, and will Billy attend the show?
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10:00
Classic Serial—G&W Grossmith - The Diary of a Nobody, Episode 2
2/2 Lupin upsets daily life and Carrie hosts a seance, while the Pooters dine in Peckham.
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11:00
On the Brink—Turn Our Backs
1/3 By AL Kennedy. A young woman struggles to make plans for a future that might not exist.
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11:15
Sheila Goff - A Long Time Dead
Cautious Kath is carrying on with her planned girlie weekend, despite a minor hitch.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Ken Dodd Show—Doddy's Comic Cuts
Could Ken Dodd have invented the mp3-player before its time?
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12:30
The Michael Bentine Show—From 22/01/1984
From a Tibetan mystic to the entire United Nations, the ultimate one-man show.
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13:00
Down Payment on Death—1. A Shot in the Night
1/5 Retired hitman Art Gordo is offered big money to carry out one last killing.
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13:30
Manchester and Liverpool: Britain's American Civil War
Tristram Hunt on a tale of two cities, and their contrasting response to the US Civil War.
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14:00
Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 9
9/10 Dona fights for her life and her Frenchman lover in the face of Rockingham's jealous rage.
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14:15
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—A Community Hub
9/15 From 1862, the Post Office Savings Bank offered savings accounts to poorer people.
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14:30
15 Minute Drama—Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 4
4/5 The Morning News gossip magazine faces legal action over its illegal sourcing of material.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 4
4/5 Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
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15:00
Classic Serial—G&W Grossmith - The Diary of a Nobody, Episode 2
2/2 Lupin upsets daily life and Carrie hosts a seance, while the Pooters dine in Peckham.
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16:00
The Personality Test—Series 2, Rick Wakeman
2/6 Rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman quizzes a panel about himself.
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16:30
Crazy Big Fish—Crazy for Trying?
6/6 The Hull women must boost their sluggish ticket sales, and will Billy attend the show?
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17:00
Any Other Business—Episode 6
6/6 Star Trek fever erupts as a German delegation tours the cultural delights of Chesbury.
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17:30
The Fair Intellectual Club—A Rendezvous with Mr Voltaire
2/6 The young ladies teach Voltaire the value of free speech and new uses for broom handles.
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Evening
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18:00
Susan Cooper - Over Sea, Under Stone—The Trust of Logres
4/4 The children near the end of their quest, over sea and under stone.
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18:30
Great Lives—Howard Florey
Richard Sykes champions Sir Howard Florey, a forgotten man in the discovery of penicillin.
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19:00
The Ken Dodd Show—Doddy's Comic Cuts
Could Ken Dodd have invented the mp3-player before its time?
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19:30
The Michael Bentine Show—From 22/01/1984
From a Tibetan mystic to the entire United Nations, the ultimate one-man show.
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20:00
Down Payment on Death—1. A Shot in the Night
1/5 Retired hitman Art Gordo is offered big money to carry out one last killing.
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20:30
Manchester and Liverpool: Britain's American Civil War
Tristram Hunt on a tale of two cities, and their contrasting response to the US Civil War.
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21:00
On the Brink—Turn Our Backs
1/3 By AL Kennedy. A young woman struggles to make plans for a future that might not exist.
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21:15
Sheila Goff - A Long Time Dead
Cautious Kath is carrying on with her planned girlie weekend, despite a minor hitch.
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22:00
The Fair Intellectual Club—A Rendezvous with Mr Voltaire
2/6 The young ladies teach Voltaire the value of free speech and new uses for broom handles.
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22:30
Strangers on Trains—Episode 4
4/6 Lone male travellers share their secret feelings about 'home' with Nat Segnit.
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22:45
One—Series 1, Episode 4
4/6 Mostly monologues from the pens of Quantick, Garden and Maier, featuring alien invasion.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—17/11/2016
Iain Lee chats to Anna Mann.
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23:00
Old Harry's Game—Series 6, Murderers
3/6 Edith wants Satan to find out who murdered her, meanwhile Hell's boiler is on the blink.
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23:30
The Masterson Inheritance—Series 3, The Masterson Bunch
4/6 Suffragettes split the family, sparking drama at the races.
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Late
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00:00
Susan Cooper - Over Sea, Under Stone—The Trust of Logres
4/4 The children near the end of their quest, over sea and under stone.
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00:30
Great Lives—Howard Florey
Richard Sykes champions Sir Howard Florey, a forgotten man in the discovery of penicillin.
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01:00
Down Payment on Death—1. A Shot in the Night
1/5 Retired hitman Art Gordo is offered big money to carry out one last killing.
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01:30
Manchester and Liverpool: Britain's American Civil War
Tristram Hunt on a tale of two cities, and their contrasting response to the US Civil War.
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02:00
Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 9
9/10 Dona fights for her life and her Frenchman lover in the face of Rockingham's jealous rage.
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02:15
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—A Community Hub
9/15 From 1862, the Post Office Savings Bank offered savings accounts to poorer people.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 4
4/5 The Morning News gossip magazine faces legal action over its illegal sourcing of material.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 4
4/5 Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
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03:00
Classic Serial—G&W Grossmith - The Diary of a Nobody, Episode 2
2/2 Lupin upsets daily life and Carrie hosts a seance, while the Pooters dine in Peckham.
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04:00
The Personality Test—Series 2, Rick Wakeman
2/6 Rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman quizzes a panel about himself.
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04:30
Crazy Big Fish—Crazy for Trying?
6/6 The Hull women must boost their sluggish ticket sales, and will Billy attend the show?
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05:00
Any Other Business—Episode 6
6/6 Star Trek fever erupts as a German delegation tours the cultural delights of Chesbury.
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05:30
The Fair Intellectual Club—A Rendezvous with Mr Voltaire
2/6 The young ladies teach Voltaire the value of free speech and new uses for broom handles.
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