Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Lucy Gannon - Angels at Partridge Cottage
Zoe and Magnus want a quiet Christmas, but ghosts in their cottage have other ideas.
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01:00
Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (Omnibus)
Friends recall the importance of chocolate in their lives.
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02:15
Completely Crackers—Episode 1
1/2 Linda Smith discovers how the bang, joke, hat and gift in Christmas crackers came to be.
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02:30
Babette's Feast by Karen Blixen (Omnibus)
A few years after the French Revolution, maid Babette cooks her employers a special meal
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03:45
Keith Waterhouse - Albert and the Liner
A lad is convinced a model of the Queen Mary is coming his way for Christmas.
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04:00
Peter Tinniswood—Pen Pals
Transatlantic pen pals since 11, Fay is terrified when Beth says she is coming to visit.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Paul Durcan - Christmas Day 2/3
Daljit Nagra selects Paul Durcan's reading of his poem Christmas Day.
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05:30
Cabin Pressure—Series 5, Zurich, Part 2
2/2 As the crew embark on a race against time, just what is Gerti's secret?
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Morning
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06:00
Johan Theorin - The Darkest Room—Episode 1
1/5 Starting afresh on a Swedish island, Joakim and Katrine's little girl can't sleep.
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06:30
Mel's Iron Age Holiday
Mel Giedroyc takes a British family back 2,000 years to live in a Danish Iron Age village.
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07:00
A Whole 'Nother Story—Series 3, Close But No Cigar
5/6 PJ dumps Cassie - does this mean that Pete and Cassie will finally get together?
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07:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 66, Episode 5
5/6 Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jeremy Hardy and Miles Jupp join Jack Dee.
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08:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 3, The Next to Last Burkiss Way
15/15 Waves are parted as the team take on the Holly Bibbly (or Holy Bible).
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08:30
It Sticks Out Half A Mile—8. Marooned
A visit to the pier theatre ends in disaster for Arthur Wilson and Miss Perkins.
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09:00
Just a Minute—Series 56, Episode 2
2/12 Nicholas Parsons with Josie Lawrence, Charles Collingwood, Paul Merton and Chris Neill.
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09:30
The Change—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 George's desire to move back in with Carol is not reciprocated.
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10:00
Mystery Theater—The Humphrey Bogart Theater. Dead Man
1949: Can a man live with his conscience after committing a terrible crime?
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10:30
Film Star
Alexander Walker discovers why Humphrey Bogart is a classic movie hero.
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11:00
James Bond - Casino Royale—Episode 6
6/10 Bond has won. Will he live long enough to enjoy victory? Is Le Chiffre really beaten?
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11:15
Katie Hims - Lila
Lila has lost her husband. Only his tactless brothers are left. Will life be the same?
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 3, The Next to Last Burkiss Way
15/15 Waves are parted as the team take on the Holly Bibbly (or Holy Bible).
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12:30
It Sticks Out Half A Mile—8. Marooned
A visit to the pier theatre ends in disaster for Arthur Wilson and Miss Perkins.
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13:00
Johan Theorin - The Darkest Room—Episode 1
1/5 Starting afresh on a Swedish island, Joakim and Katrine's little girl can't sleep.
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13:30
Mel's Iron Age Holiday
Mel Giedroyc takes a British family back 2,000 years to live in a Danish Iron Age village.
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14:00
Fairy Tales Retold by Sara Maitland—Sleeping Beauty Wakes Up
1/3 Sara Maitland gives her own distinctive spin to the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty.
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14:15
Disneyfied—Snow White
1/5 Phill Jupitus examines the Walt Disney effect of turning classic tales into films.
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14:30
A House to Let—Episode 1
1/5 Victorian tale of a woman and an unsettling sign of life in a derelict house.
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14:45
Travels With a Donkey—The Camisards
6/8 As his mountain adventure continues, Robert Louis Stevenson recalls battles over religion.
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15:00
Mystery Theater—The Humphrey Bogart Theater. Dead Man
1949: Can a man live with his conscience after committing a terrible crime?
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15:30
Film Star
Alexander Walker discovers why Humphrey Bogart is a classic movie hero.
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16:00
Just a Minute—Series 56, Episode 2
2/12 Nicholas Parsons with Josie Lawrence, Charles Collingwood, Paul Merton and Chris Neill.
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16:30
The Change—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 George's desire to move back in with Carol is not reciprocated.
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17:00
A Whole 'Nother Story—Series 3, Close But No Cigar
5/6 PJ dumps Cassie - does this mean that Pete and Cassie will finally get together?
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17:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 66, Episode 5
5/6 Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jeremy Hardy and Miles Jupp join Jack Dee.
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Evening
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18:00
Doctor Who—Demon Quest, The Relics of Time 1/2
1/10 The Time Lord returns to Nest Cottage to fix the TARDIS, but Mrs Wibbsey sparks havoc.
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18:30
A Good Read—Claire Rayner and Miles Kington
Claire Rayner and Miles Kington discuss paperbacks by Axel Munthe and Sarah Waters.
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19:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 3, The Next to Last Burkiss Way
15/15 Waves are parted as the team take on the Holly Bibbly (or Holy Bible).
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19:30
It Sticks Out Half A Mile—8. Marooned
A visit to the pier theatre ends in disaster for Arthur Wilson and Miss Perkins.
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20:00
Johan Theorin - The Darkest Room—Episode 1
1/5 Starting afresh on a Swedish island, Joakim and Katrine's little girl can't sleep.
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20:30
Mel's Iron Age Holiday
Mel Giedroyc takes a British family back 2,000 years to live in a Danish Iron Age village.
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21:00
James Bond - Casino Royale—Episode 6
6/10 Bond has won. Will he live long enough to enjoy victory? Is Le Chiffre really beaten?
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21:15
Katie Hims - Lila
Lila has lost her husband. Only his tactless brothers are left. Will life be the same?
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22:00
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 66, Episode 5
5/6 Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jeremy Hardy and Miles Jupp join Jack Dee.
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22:30
The Mark Steel Lecture—Series 3, Napoleon Bonaparte
6/6 Humorous assessment of the life and career of the battling French emperor.
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23:00
The Now Show—Series 49, Episode 7
7/7 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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23:30
Will Smith Presents the Tao of Bergerac—3. Romance
3/4 Will explores his bad luck with romance, helped by a guest from the world of Bergerac.
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Late
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00:00
Doctor Who—Demon Quest, The Relics of Time 1/2
1/10 The Time Lord returns to Nest Cottage to fix the TARDIS, but Mrs Wibbsey sparks havoc.
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00:30
A Good Read—Claire Rayner and Miles Kington
Claire Rayner and Miles Kington discuss paperbacks by Axel Munthe and Sarah Waters.
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01:00
Johan Theorin - The Darkest Room—Episode 1
1/5 Starting afresh on a Swedish island, Joakim and Katrine's little girl can't sleep.
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01:30
Mel's Iron Age Holiday
Mel Giedroyc takes a British family back 2,000 years to live in a Danish Iron Age village.
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02:00
Fairy Tales Retold by Sara Maitland—Sleeping Beauty Wakes Up
1/3 Sara Maitland gives her own distinctive spin to the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty.
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02:15
Disneyfied—Snow White
1/5 Phill Jupitus examines the Walt Disney effect of turning classic tales into films.
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02:30
A House to Let—Episode 1
1/5 Victorian tale of a woman and an unsettling sign of life in a derelict house.
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02:45
Travels With a Donkey—The Camisards
6/8 As his mountain adventure continues, Robert Louis Stevenson recalls battles over religion.
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03:00
Mystery Theater—The Humphrey Bogart Theater. Dead Man
1949: Can a man live with his conscience after committing a terrible crime?
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03:30
Film Star
Alexander Walker discovers why Humphrey Bogart is a classic movie hero.
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04:00
Just a Minute—Series 56, Episode 2
2/12 Nicholas Parsons with Josie Lawrence, Charles Collingwood, Paul Merton and Chris Neill.
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04:30
The Change—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 George's desire to move back in with Carol is not reciprocated.
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05:00
A Whole 'Nother Story—Series 3, Close But No Cigar
5/6 PJ dumps Cassie - does this mean that Pete and Cassie will finally get together?
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05:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 66, Episode 5
5/6 Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jeremy Hardy and Miles Jupp join Jack Dee.
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