Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Bryony Lavery - 272 Attempts
Award-winning playwright Bryony Lavery explores of the world of genetics.
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01:00
I Confess by EV Crowe (Omnibus)
Drama from award-winning writer EV Crowe about one man's investigation into himself.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Corinne Bailey Rae
The singer-songwriter chooses 'Me and Mrs Jones' and 'There's More to Life Than This'.
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02:15
Frankly Speaking—Evelyn Waugh
The Brideshead Revisited author discusses his career.
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02:45
Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe—Series 2, Lofoten Jones
3/5 Mort and Carter continue sampling Welsh hospitality, and come across the sex-mad Jones.
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03:00
Archive on 4—A Brief History of Irony
Satirist Joe Queenan charts the rise and fall of the 'nudge nudge wink wink' epidemic.
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04:00
Shirley Gee - Moonshine
London, 1937: Harriet must battle Ada, the new nanny, for the love of her young daughter.
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05:30
Strictly Dance Hall—Le Balajo, Paris
1/3 Philip Sweeney visits one of the last great accordion dance halls, Le Balajo in Paris.
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Morning
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06:00
Edith Wharton - The Reef—Omnibus, part 2
Anna is suspicious of diplomat George Darrow. Can either of them know happiness?
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07:15
Mackerel Fishing by Melissa Murray
Two young brothers, desperate for home, are forced to stay with their foster aunt.
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07:30
Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the story of her teenage years as a Jehovah's Witness
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08:00
Frankie Howerd—The Frankie Howerd Variety Show, From 07/11/1978
Frankie Howerd welcomes Anita Harris, Aidan J, Harvey, George Roper and Bill McGuffie.
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09:00
The Odyssey Project: My Name Is Nobody (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Poets who are themselves migrants offer new responses to the journeys of The Odyssey.
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10:10
Inheritance Tracks—Nicholas Evans
The author chooses tracks by comedian Barry Humphries and rocker Steve Earle.
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10:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Honoured Actors, Dame Harriet Walter
From Prokofiev to Nina Simone, actress Dame Harriet Walter shares her castaway choices.
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11:00
TED Radio Hour—Series 4, Anthropocene
9/13 Guy Raz explores if we are in a new geological age created by human activity.
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11:55
The Listening Project—Adie and Ruth: Adventure in the Blood
Fi Glover introduces a mother and son who share a love of travel and adventure. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
Frankie Howerd—The Frankie Howerd Variety Show, From 07/11/1978
Frankie Howerd welcomes Anita Harris, Aidan J, Harvey, George Roper and Bill McGuffie.
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13:00
Edith Wharton - The Reef—Omnibus, part 2
Anna is suspicious of diplomat George Darrow. Can either of them know happiness?
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14:15
Mackerel Fishing by Melissa Murray
Two young brothers, desperate for home, are forced to stay with their foster aunt.
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14:30
Sarah Hall - Wolf Border Omnibus—Episode 2
2/2 All is not well at Pennington Hall as Rachel's worst fears come to pass.
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15:45
Snapshots in the Dark—3. Four Legs Muybridge
3/5 How Eadweard Muybridge's photos of animals revolutionised our understanding of movement.
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16:00
Rachel Joyce - Talking
A Sicilian teenager risks everything when she bravely speaks out against the Cosa Nostra.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—Ask Me: The Poetry of William Stafford
William Stafford wrote a poem every day. Katrina Porteous explores his life and his work.
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17:30
Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the story of her teenage years as a Jehovah's Witness
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Evening
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18:00
Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 1, Night Call Collect
1/6 Marooned for decades on Mars, a telephone engineer finally gets a call when he turns 80.
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18:30
The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—1. Pursuit
1/5 Dandy secret agent Lucifer Box investigates drug-related dealings in 1920s Manhattan.
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19:00
TED Radio Hour—Series 4, Anthropocene
9/13 Guy Raz explores if we are in a new geological age created by human activity.
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19:55
The Listening Project—Adie and Ruth: Adventure in the Blood
Fi Glover introduces a mother and son who share a love of travel and adventure. (R)
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20:00
The Odyssey Project: My Name Is Nobody (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Poets who are themselves migrants offer new responses to the journeys of The Odyssey.
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21:10
Inheritance Tracks—Nicholas Evans
The author chooses tracks by comedian Barry Humphries and rocker Steve Earle.
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21:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Honoured Actors, Dame Harriet Walter
From Prokofiev to Nina Simone, actress Dame Harriet Walter shares her castaway choices.
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22:00
Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the story of her teenage years as a Jehovah's Witness
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22:30
Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2017, Episode 5
5/10 Jonny & The Baptists chat to Arthur and perform their song Ugly Baby.
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22:35
Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun—Greenwich
5/6 The cult Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1 series tour hits Greenwich University, London.
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23:05
Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2017, Episode 6
6/10 Arthur Smith meets Tom Neenan and Gabby Best on his ramble around Machynlleth.
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23:10
The Shuttleworths—John Shuttleworth's Open Mind, UFOs
1/5 The Sheffield singer-songwriter investigates, with the help of guest Patrick Mower.
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23:40
Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2017, Episode 7
7/10 Arthur chats to George Egg who cooks for him - with a blowtorch.
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23:45
Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders—Obscure Animal Facts
3/4 The comedian aims to become the ultimate quiz show contestant.
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Late
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00:00
Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 1, Night Call Collect
1/6 Marooned for decades on Mars, a telephone engineer finally gets a call when he turns 80.
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00:30
The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—1. Pursuit
1/5 Dandy secret agent Lucifer Box investigates drug-related dealings in 1920s Manhattan.
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01:00
Edith Wharton - The Reef—Omnibus, part 2
Anna is suspicious of diplomat George Darrow. Can either of them know happiness?
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02:15
Mackerel Fishing by Melissa Murray
Two young brothers, desperate for home, are forced to stay with their foster aunt.
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02:30
Sarah Hall - Wolf Border Omnibus—Episode 2
2/2 All is not well at Pennington Hall as Rachel's worst fears come to pass.
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03:45
Snapshots in the Dark—3. Four Legs Muybridge
3/5 How Eadweard Muybridge's photos of animals revolutionised our understanding of movement.
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04:00
Rachel Joyce - Talking
A Sicilian teenager risks everything when she bravely speaks out against the Cosa Nostra.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Ask Me: The Poetry of William Stafford
William Stafford wrote a poem every day. Katrina Porteous explores his life and his work.
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05:30
Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the story of her teenage years as a Jehovah's Witness
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