Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Charles Chilton - Space Force—Series 1, 2. Towards the Unknown
2/6 The crew's Magnus Carter reveals the true nature of their new mission.
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00:30
How Tickled Am I?—Series 3, Arthur Askey
1/4 'Big-hearted', but also a comedic radical. Mark Radcliffe the Liverpool-born comic.
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01:00
Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 2
2/4 Detectives Grave Digger and Coffin Ed chase the masterminds behind the missing money.
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01:30
The Barlow-Morgenstern Method
Tony Hawks uses an unusual reference work to explore the world of musical plagiarism.
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02:00
John Buchan - Sick Heart River—Episode 2
2/10 Sir Edward Leithen probes the life of a missing New York businessman. Read by Paul Young.
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02:15
Publishing Lives—Series 1, Allen Lane
2/5 How Allen Lane brought paperback books to the mass market.
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02:30
George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 12
12/15 Hetty confesses the full horror of her crime, but Dinah makes her own admission.
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02:45
Book of the Week—The Uke of Wallington, Episode 2
2/5 Mark lays to rest the ghost of missing a 1970s festival as he reaches the Isle of Wight.
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03:00
Choderlos de Laclos - Les Liaisons Dangereuses—Episode 2
2/2 Can Vicomte Valmont and the Marquise de Marteuil win their game of seduction and revenge?
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04:00
Puzzle Panel—Episode 9
9/10 More fiendish brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Tony Buzan and Robert Eastway.
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04:30
Joyce Grenfell - Hats Off—Farewell to Fun
1/2 Poems include Monday Morning Mail and Hats, introduced by Janie Hampton.
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05:00
Girlies—Series 1, Episode 4
4/4 Sonal calls on Samina's legal expertise and Jabeen gets welcome news from husband Joe.
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05:30
The Missing Hancocks—Series 3, The Racehorse
5/5 Harry Secombe has 10 bob left, so Bill opts to spend it on a horse.
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Morning
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06:00
Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 3
3/4 Detectives Digger and Coffin's search for the missing money is getting dangerous.
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06:30
Custodians of the Word
Martin Wainwright asks who guards literary reputations after a writer dies?
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07:00
The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 3, A Woman's Work
2/6 Happy Rabbi Su finds a role model, but Rabbi Abraham would settle for a haircut.
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07:30
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 3, About Intelligence
1/4 Nathan is fed up with his family underestimating his intelligence.
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08:00
The Navy Lark—Series 14, The Talpinium Shell
13/13 Chaos afloat as the Troutbridge crew tests a new top secret weapon.
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08:30
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The New Radio Series
1/20 Big-headed from TV success, the Lad is set to retire until he discovers his replacement.
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09:00
Dilemma—Series 3, Episode 2
2/6 Sue Perkins sets moral posers for Tony Law, Isy Suttie, Gemma Cairney and Tim Harford.
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09:30
Up the Garden Path—Series 2, A Soft-Hearted Little Thing
3/8 More tangles in Izzy's love life, when she and Dick head to dinner with Charles.
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10:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front - Omnibus—12-16 December 1916 (Season 9 start)
Germany offers peace terms, and there are new and rekindled alliances in Tynemouth.
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11:00
American Shorts—First Sale
2/3 By Jessica Francis Kane. A yard sale is fraught with unspoken tensions for a young boy.
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11:15
Drama on 4—Nichola McAuliffe - The Incomparable Witness
In 1910, pathologist Bernard Spilsbury is called in to work on the trial of Dr Crippen.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Navy Lark—Series 14, The Talpinium Shell
13/13 Chaos afloat as the Troutbridge crew tests a new top secret weapon.
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12:30
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The New Radio Series
1/20 Big-headed from TV success, the Lad is set to retire until he discovers his replacement.
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13:00
Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 3
3/4 Detectives Digger and Coffin's search for the missing money is getting dangerous.
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13:30
Custodians of the Word
Martin Wainwright asks who guards literary reputations after a writer dies?
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14:00
John Buchan - Sick Heart River—Episode 3
3/10 On the trail of a missing New Yorker, Sir Edward Leithen heads to the wilds of Canada.
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14:15
Publishing Lives—Series 1, Harold Macmillan
3/5 Robert McCrum explores the life of Harold Macmillan, the publishing prime minister.
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14:30
George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 13
13/15 As the day of the hanging arrives, Adam pays a visit.
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14:45
Book of the Week—The Uke of Wallington, Episode 3
3/5 In Bangor, Mark is asked to fill for half an hour, as the belly dancer hasn't turned up.
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15:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front - Omnibus—12-16 December 1916 (Season 9 start)
Germany offers peace terms, and there are new and rekindled alliances in Tynemouth.
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16:00
Dilemma—Series 3, Episode 2
2/6 Sue Perkins sets moral posers for Tony Law, Isy Suttie, Gemma Cairney and Tim Harford.
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16:30
Up the Garden Path—Series 2, A Soft-Hearted Little Thing
3/8 More tangles in Izzy's love life, when she and Dick head to dinner with Charles.
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17:00
The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 3, A Woman's Work
2/6 Happy Rabbi Su finds a role model, but Rabbi Abraham would settle for a haircut.
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17:30
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 3, About Intelligence
1/4 Nathan is fed up with his family underestimating his intelligence.
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Evening
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18:00
Charles Chilton - Space Force—Series 1, 3. The Silver Strangers
3/6 After drifting powerless, the crew receives a mysterious message and spots a spacecraft.
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18:30
Off the Page—My Own Private Utopia
Amanda Mitchison, Rob Penn and Tobias Jones reach for a perfect world. From 2010.
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19:00
The Navy Lark—Series 14, The Talpinium Shell
13/13 Chaos afloat as the Troutbridge crew tests a new top secret weapon.
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19:30
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The New Radio Series
1/20 Big-headed from TV success, the Lad is set to retire until he discovers his replacement.
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20:00
Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 3
3/4 Detectives Digger and Coffin's search for the missing money is getting dangerous.
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20:30
Custodians of the Word
Martin Wainwright asks who guards literary reputations after a writer dies?
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21:00
American Shorts—First Sale
2/3 By Jessica Francis Kane. A yard sale is fraught with unspoken tensions for a young boy.
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21:15
Drama on 4—Nichola McAuliffe - The Incomparable Witness
In 1910, pathologist Bernard Spilsbury is called in to work on the trial of Dr Crippen.
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22:00
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 3, About Intelligence
1/4 Nathan is fed up with his family underestimating his intelligence.
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22:30
Births, Deaths and Marriages—Series 2, The X Father
2/6 X Factor voice-over man Peter Dickson comes in to register the death of his father.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—05/04/2017
Tom Wrigglesworth chats to Johnny Cochrane.
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23:00
Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 3, Civilisations
3/6 Comedian Elis James compares figures in Welsh history to determine Wales's ultimate heroes
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23:30
The Mark Steel Lecture—Series 1, Charlie Chaplin
3/4 The radical comedian profiles the fascinating life and character of the silent film star.
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Late
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00:00
Charles Chilton - Space Force—Series 1, 3. The Silver Strangers
3/6 After drifting powerless, the crew receives a mysterious message and spots a spacecraft.
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00:30
Off the Page—My Own Private Utopia
Amanda Mitchison, Rob Penn and Tobias Jones reach for a perfect world. From 2010.
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01:00
Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 3
3/4 Detectives Digger and Coffin's search for the missing money is getting dangerous.
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01:30
Custodians of the Word
Martin Wainwright asks who guards literary reputations after a writer dies?
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02:00
John Buchan - Sick Heart River—Episode 3
3/10 On the trail of a missing New Yorker, Sir Edward Leithen heads to the wilds of Canada.
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02:15
Publishing Lives—Series 1, Harold Macmillan
3/5 Robert McCrum explores the life of Harold Macmillan, the publishing prime minister.
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02:30
George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 13
13/15 As the day of the hanging arrives, Adam pays a visit.
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02:45
Book of the Week—The Uke of Wallington, Episode 3
3/5 In Bangor, Mark is asked to fill for half an hour, as the belly dancer hasn't turned up.
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03:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front - Omnibus—12-16 December 1916 (Season 9 start)
Germany offers peace terms, and there are new and rekindled alliances in Tynemouth.
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04:00
Dilemma—Series 3, Episode 2
2/6 Sue Perkins sets moral posers for Tony Law, Isy Suttie, Gemma Cairney and Tim Harford.
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04:30
Up the Garden Path—Series 2, A Soft-Hearted Little Thing
3/8 More tangles in Izzy's love life, when she and Dick head to dinner with Charles.
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05:00
The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 3, A Woman's Work
2/6 Happy Rabbi Su finds a role model, but Rabbi Abraham would settle for a haircut.
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05:30
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 3, About Intelligence
1/4 Nathan is fed up with his family underestimating his intelligence.
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