Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead—2. Four Sons
2/5 1914. Clara Tully, a baker's wife, knows the war won't be over by Christmas.
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00:45
Book at Bedtime—Algernon Blackwood's Ghost Stories, The Transfer
3/5 A governess watches in horror as her charge behaves increasingly strangely.
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01:00
Alexander Pushkin - Eugene Onegin: Omnibus
Duncan Macmillan's drama, based on Alexander Pushkin's famous poem.
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02:15
Nan Woodhouse—Nightingale
Young maid Sarah poses for a famous photographer. But how long can her enchantment last?
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02:30
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2 Fireman Guy Montag loves his job, but begins to question all his beliefs.
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03:45
Irish Icons - The Titanic
The triumph and the tragedy of The Titanic are keenly remembered by people in Belfast.
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04:00
Saturday Drama—Jonathan Holloway - The Kane Conspiracy
Drama about the dirty tricks campaign against Citizen Kane and its creator Orson Welles.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Between the Ears: Crex Crex
Daljit Nagra chooses Between the Ears with Kathleen Jamie.
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05:30
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 2, The Separatists
4/6 Tom's parents take extreme measures when a new zebra crossing appears outside their house.
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Morning
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06:00
Shardlake—Dissolution, Episode 6
6/10 Shardlake questions the prime suspect and learns hard truths about Cromwell's methods.
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06:15
Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 6
6/10 An urgent letter to Rochester casts doubt on his wife's character. Prequel to Jane Eyre.
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06:30
Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 1
1/2 The director and historian on the golden age of Hollywood, with archive interviews.
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07:00
On the Rocks—Series 1, Movies
3/4 1937, Morwenna is bored with island life.
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07:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 2
2/6 Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Andy Hamilton and Jo Brand join chairman Jack Dee.
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08:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 5, Write Extremely Long Programme Titles the Burkiss Way
4/6 It's time to meet the Muppets, with President Nixon.
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08:30
Dad's Army—Series 2, Getting the Bird
13/20 Butcher Jones is short of meat, so Walker arranges a special off-ration supply.
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09:00
The Write Stuff—Series 15, Gustave Flaubert
3/6 James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, John O'Farrell and Alex Clark.
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09:30
North East of Eden—Cod Comfort
2/6 As Marcia adjusts to the Paradise Island diet, a ministry man snoops about.
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10:00
Virginia Woolf - The Waves—Episode 1
1/2 Film-maker Terence Davies directs a chronicle of the lives of a group of school friends.
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11:00
Short Works: The World of Somerset Maugham—Series 1, Mr Know-All
1/5 Max Kelada claims to know everything, but will a string of pearls prove his undoing?
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11:15
Drama on 4—Kenneth Emson - Eight Hundred and Thirty Seven Point Nine
Two brothers cycle from Lands End to John O'Groats to heal their shattered relationship.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 5, Write Extremely Long Programme Titles the Burkiss Way
4/6 It's time to meet the Muppets, with President Nixon.
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12:30
Dad's Army—Series 2, Getting the Bird
13/20 Butcher Jones is short of meat, so Walker arranges a special off-ration supply.
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13:00
Shardlake—Dissolution, Episode 6
6/10 Shardlake questions the prime suspect and learns hard truths about Cromwell's methods.
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13:15
Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 6
6/10 An urgent letter to Rochester casts doubt on his wife's character. Prequel to Jane Eyre.
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13:30
Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 1
1/2 The director and historian on the golden age of Hollywood, with archive interviews.
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—Summer Lies, The Night in Baden-Baden, Part 1
1/5 An author goes to the first night of his play with Therese, who is not his girlfriend.
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14:15
Plants: From Roots to Riches—Towards the Light
Kathy Willis explores the harnessing of plants' ability to photosynthesise their own food.
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14:30
15 Minute Drama—The Dogs and the Wolves, Episode 1
1/5 Ada grows up during the Jewish pogroms in the Ukraine and falls in love with a rich cousin
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14:45
Book of the Week—Burying the Typewriter, Episode 1
1/5 For the young Carmen, her childhood days are marked by innocence and ebullience.
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15:00
Virginia Woolf - The Waves—Episode 1
1/2 Film-maker Terence Davies directs a chronicle of the lives of a group of school friends.
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16:00
The Write Stuff—Series 15, Gustave Flaubert
3/6 James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, John O'Farrell and Alex Clark.
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16:30
North East of Eden—Cod Comfort
2/6 As Marcia adjusts to the Paradise Island diet, a ministry man snoops about.
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17:00
On the Rocks—Series 1, Movies
3/4 1937, Morwenna is bored with island life.
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17:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 2
2/6 Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Andy Hamilton and Jo Brand join chairman Jack Dee.
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Evening
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18:00
Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 1
1/6 A 22nd-century clerical error sets George Smith's demise for 69, not 70. Dystopian comedy.
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18:30
A Good Read—Stuart Maconie & Rebecca Front
Stuart Maconie and Rebecca Front discuss books by Dirk Bogarde and Anita Loos.
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19:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 5, Write Extremely Long Programme Titles the Burkiss Way
4/6 It's time to meet the Muppets, with President Nixon.
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19:30
Dad's Army—Series 2, Getting the Bird
13/20 Butcher Jones is short of meat, so Walker arranges a special off-ration supply.
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20:00
Shardlake—Dissolution, Episode 6
6/10 Shardlake questions the prime suspect and learns hard truths about Cromwell's methods.
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20:15
Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 6
6/10 An urgent letter to Rochester casts doubt on his wife's character. Prequel to Jane Eyre.
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20:30
Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 1
1/2 The director and historian on the golden age of Hollywood, with archive interviews.
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21:00
Short Works: The World of Somerset Maugham—Series 1, Mr Know-All
1/5 Max Kelada claims to know everything, but will a string of pearls prove his undoing?
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21:15
Drama on 4—Kenneth Emson - Eight Hundred and Thirty Seven Point Nine
Two brothers cycle from Lands End to John O'Groats to heal their shattered relationship.
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22:00
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 2
2/6 Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Andy Hamilton and Jo Brand join chairman Jack Dee.
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22:30
The Consultants—Series 4, Episode 2
2/6 Comedy from Justin 'Lofty' Edwards, Neil 'Professor' Edmond and James 'Shortstop' Rawling.
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23:00
Dead Ringers—Series 17, 07/07/2017
The topical satirical show returns for some post-election skewering.
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23:30
A Look Back at the Future—2021
4/6 Brian Perkins and Kate Robbins find helium in the air.
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Late
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00:00
Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 1
1/6 A 22nd-century clerical error sets George Smith's demise for 69, not 70. Dystopian comedy.
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00:30
A Good Read—Stuart Maconie & Rebecca Front
Stuart Maconie and Rebecca Front discuss books by Dirk Bogarde and Anita Loos.
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01:00
Shardlake—Dissolution, Episode 6
6/10 Shardlake questions the prime suspect and learns hard truths about Cromwell's methods.
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01:15
Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 6
6/10 An urgent letter to Rochester casts doubt on his wife's character. Prequel to Jane Eyre.
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01:30
Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 1
1/2 The director and historian on the golden age of Hollywood, with archive interviews.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Summer Lies, The Night in Baden-Baden, Part 1
1/5 An author goes to the first night of his play with Therese, who is not his girlfriend.
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02:15
Plants: From Roots to Riches—Towards the Light
Kathy Willis explores the harnessing of plants' ability to photosynthesise their own food.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—The Dogs and the Wolves, Episode 1
1/5 Ada grows up during the Jewish pogroms in the Ukraine and falls in love with a rich cousin
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02:45
Book of the Week—Burying the Typewriter, Episode 1
1/5 For the young Carmen, her childhood days are marked by innocence and ebullience.
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03:00
Virginia Woolf - The Waves—Episode 1
1/2 Film-maker Terence Davies directs a chronicle of the lives of a group of school friends.
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04:00
The Write Stuff—Series 15, Gustave Flaubert
3/6 James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, John O'Farrell and Alex Clark.
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04:30
North East of Eden—Cod Comfort
2/6 As Marcia adjusts to the Paradise Island diet, a ministry man snoops about.
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05:00
On the Rocks—Series 1, Movies
3/4 1937, Morwenna is bored with island life.
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05:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 2
2/6 Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Andy Hamilton and Jo Brand join chairman Jack Dee.
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