Schedule
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Early
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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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Morning
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06:00
Down Payment on Death—2. The Double Target
2/5 Retired hitman Art Gordo heads to his friend Louise's flat to plan his next moves.
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06:30
The Art Bunker
Bob Dickinson visits a festival of contemporary art in a nuclear bunker in Bosnia.
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07:00
London Calling—It Pays to Advertise
2/4 Back to the wireless days of 1922, and Children's Hour's Uncle Rex needs money.
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07:30
Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 5, Manchester
5/6 Mark is in Manchester for thoughts on low-cost housing and novel road safety techniques.
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08:00
Yes Minister—Series 1, Doing the Honours
7/8 Jim Hacker is outwitted by Sir Humphrey during an economy drive.
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08:30
The Goon Show—Series 8, World War One
22/26 England and France are at war. Eccles is at lunch.
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09:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 4, University of Nottingham
5/6 Three students from Nottingham University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
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09:30
No Commitments—Series 11, Ill Winds
6/6 Anna tries to help sister Charlotte with a tricky problem.
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10:00
Nigel Planer - On the Ceiling
Two fresco plasterers get on with preparing the Sistine Chapel for boss man Michelangelo.
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11:00
On the Brink—Four-Minute Warning
2/3 By Marina Lewycka. A teenager wonders how to make the most of her last four minutes.
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11:15
Don Haworth - A Summertime
Warm and humorous tale of unforeseen happiness, set on the Lancashire moors in 1939.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Yes Minister—Series 1, Doing the Honours
7/8 Jim Hacker is outwitted by Sir Humphrey during an economy drive.
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12:30
The Goon Show—Series 8, World War One
22/26 England and France are at war. Eccles is at lunch.
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13:00
Down Payment on Death—2. The Double Target
2/5 Retired hitman Art Gordo heads to his friend Louise's flat to plan his next moves.
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13:30
The Art Bunker
Bob Dickinson visits a festival of contemporary art in a nuclear bunker in Bosnia.
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14:00
Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 10
10/10 Dona and William conspire to spring the Frenchman from his prison. But will they succeed?
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14:15
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—The Postal Worker's Strike
10/15 Dominic Sandbrook investigates the industrial action of the postmen in 1890.
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14:30
15 Minute Drama—Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 5
5/5 The gossip columnist of the Morning News is about to face a little exposure of his own.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 5
5/5 Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
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15:00
Nigel Planer - On the Ceiling
Two fresco plasterers get on with preparing the Sistine Chapel for boss man Michelangelo.
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16:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 4, University of Nottingham
5/6 Three students from Nottingham University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
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16:30
No Commitments—Series 11, Ill Winds
6/6 Anna tries to help sister Charlotte with a tricky problem.
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17:00
London Calling—It Pays to Advertise
2/4 Back to the wireless days of 1922, and Children's Hour's Uncle Rex needs money.
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17:30
Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 5, Manchester
5/6 Mark is in Manchester for thoughts on low-cost housing and novel road safety techniques.
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Evening
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18:00
Eric Pringle - It's Cold Outside
Ray wakes to see he’s trapped in his car, with no idea who he is or why he’s there.
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18:30
Soul Music—Series 11, Mahler's Adagietto
5/5 Music lovers describe the part that Mahler's Adagietto has played in their lives.
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19:00
Yes Minister—Series 1, Doing the Honours
7/8 Jim Hacker is outwitted by Sir Humphrey during an economy drive.
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19:30
The Goon Show—Series 8, World War One
22/26 England and France are at war. Eccles is at lunch.
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20:00
Down Payment on Death—2. The Double Target
2/5 Retired hitman Art Gordo heads to his friend Louise's flat to plan his next moves.
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20:30
The Art Bunker
Bob Dickinson visits a festival of contemporary art in a nuclear bunker in Bosnia.
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21:00
On the Brink—Four-Minute Warning
2/3 By Marina Lewycka. A teenager wonders how to make the most of her last four minutes.
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21:15
Don Haworth - A Summertime
Warm and humorous tale of unforeseen happiness, set on the Lancashire moors in 1939.
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22:00
Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 5, Manchester
5/6 Mark is in Manchester for thoughts on low-cost housing and novel road safety techniques.
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22:30
Nurse—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 The funny, sad and bewildering interactions of a community psychiatric nurse's rounds.
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22:45
Jigsaw—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 Dan Antopolski, Nat Luurtsema and Tom Craine piece together a selection of sketches.
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23:00
Blue Jam—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 Cult dark comedy from the imagination of Chris Morris. With Julia Davis, Amelia Bullmore.
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Late
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00:00
Eric Pringle - It's Cold Outside
Ray wakes to see he’s trapped in his car, with no idea who he is or why he’s there.
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00:30
Soul Music—Series 11, Mahler's Adagietto
5/5 Music lovers describe the part that Mahler's Adagietto has played in their lives.
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01:00
Down Payment on Death—2. The Double Target
2/5 Retired hitman Art Gordo heads to his friend Louise's flat to plan his next moves.
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01:30
The Art Bunker
Bob Dickinson visits a festival of contemporary art in a nuclear bunker in Bosnia.
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02:00
Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 10
10/10 Dona and William conspire to spring the Frenchman from his prison. But will they succeed?
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02:15
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—The Postal Worker's Strike
10/15 Dominic Sandbrook investigates the industrial action of the postmen in 1890.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 5
5/5 The gossip columnist of the Morning News is about to face a little exposure of his own.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 5
5/5 Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
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03:00
Nigel Planer - On the Ceiling
Two fresco plasterers get on with preparing the Sistine Chapel for boss man Michelangelo.
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04:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 4, University of Nottingham
5/6 Three students from Nottingham University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
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04:30
No Commitments—Series 11, Ill Winds
6/6 Anna tries to help sister Charlotte with a tricky problem.
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05:00
London Calling—It Pays to Advertise
2/4 Back to the wireless days of 1922, and Children's Hour's Uncle Rex needs money.
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05:30
Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 5, Manchester
5/6 Mark is in Manchester for thoughts on low-cost housing and novel road safety techniques.
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