Schedule
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Early
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00:00
15 Minute Drama—A Little Twist of Dahl, The Way up to Heaven
2/5 A trip to Paris allows a wife to take revenge on her husband.
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00:15
Charles Dickens—Tales of the Supernatural, Chips Bargains with the Devil
2/5 A ship's carpenter attempts to break his pact with the Devil.
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00:30
Dad Made Me Laugh—Jenny Secombe
Harry Secombe's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about growing up with her funny father.
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01:00
VI Warshawski—Killing Orders, 6. No One Is Lucky Forever
6/6 Battling to finally confront her attacker, private eye VI Warshawski goes undercover.
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01:30
The Number 1 Ladies' Opera House
No1 Ladies' Detective Agency creator Alexander McCall Smith's opera project in Botswana.
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02:00
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro—7. At Moscombe Near Tavistock
7/10 Lord Darlington asks Stevens to make changes to the staff, which leads to a clash.
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02:15
A Cause for Caroling—7. Folk Carol Survival and Revival
How the gallery tradition, squeezed out of 19th-century church worship, refused to die.
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02:30
Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 12. The Newly-weds Return
12/20 The Dombeys return from their honeymoon and embark upon a frosty married life.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter, Alive, Alive Oh!
2/5 Diana describes the miscarriage that almost killed her, aged 43, in the early 1960s.
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03:00
PG Wodehouse - Ring for Jeeves—Episode 2
2/2 Can Bill pay back the money he owes Captain Biggar? Will it be Jeeves to the rescue?
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04:00
The Food Quiz—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Anissa Helou, Matthew Fort.
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04:30
Semi Circles—Series 2, A Liberal Education
3/6 Ben would like to swap his daughter for a Porsche. Or is private education the answer?
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05:00
Guests Are Like Fish—Episode 1
1/4 Former neighbours Minnie and Roops come to stay with Anna and Jim in the country.
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05:30
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 8, Matlock and Matlock Bath
2/6 Mark Steel visits the Derbyshire town of Matlock Bath and performs for the locals.
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Morning
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06:00
Paul Temple—A Case for Paul Temple, 1. In Which Paul Temple Hears About Valentine
1/8 Can private detective Paul Temple identify the link between ten drug-related suicides?
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06:30
Hairpieces for Horses and Clogs for Dogs
Why are we spending more on animal pampering?
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07:00
Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 Management and publicity problems plague the return of duo Tommy and Sheila.
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07:30
Jeremy Hardy Feels It—Series 1, Jeremy Hardy Feels... Happy
1/4 Jeremy returns with a new series that not only seconds that emotion, but explains it too.
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08:00
The Navy Lark—Series 2, A Crisp Romance
15/26 Povey probes the odd coincidence of Pertwee's liaison with a barmaid and a snack order.
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08:30
A Very Private Man—Episode 5
5/6 As Helen prepares to go away for her mother's birthday, David fears for his marriage.
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09:00
Act Your Age—Series 3, Episode 5
5/6 Simon Mayo hosts a three-way battle to find out which is the funniest comedy generation.
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09:30
Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 2, Fear
4/6 The sofa hosts invite a stressed bomb disposal expert to 'hug his fear'.
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10:00
Wynyard Browne - The Holly and the Ivy
Norfolk 1947: a parson tries to find the true meaning of Christmas.
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11:00
Book at Bedtime—Truman Capote Short Stories, The Thanksgiving Visitor - Part 1/2
3/5 Sook invites Buddy's worst enemy to their special party.
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11:15
Drama on 4—Nick Leather - Wednesdays with Strangers
A migrant worker attempts to get to know the people of Britain.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Navy Lark—Series 2, A Crisp Romance
15/26 Povey probes the odd coincidence of Pertwee's liaison with a barmaid and a snack order.
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12:30
A Very Private Man—Episode 5
5/6 As Helen prepares to go away for her mother's birthday, David fears for his marriage.
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13:00
Paul Temple—A Case for Paul Temple, 1. In Which Paul Temple Hears About Valentine
1/8 Can private detective Paul Temple identify the link between ten drug-related suicides?
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13:30
Hairpieces for Horses and Clogs for Dogs
Why are we spending more on animal pampering?
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14:00
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro—8. A Trying Situation
8/10 As Stevens reflects on his service, he begins to question if it was in a worthy cause.
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14:15
A Cause for Caroling—8. The Birth of Nine Lessons with Carols
Jeremy Summerly traces the familiar, traditional carol service back to Truro in 1918.
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14:30
Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 13. Frosty Relations
13/20 Edith Dombey tries to reason with her husband.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter, The Decision
3/5 Diana Athill explains how she relinquished her independence and moved into a care home.
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15:00
Wynyard Browne - The Holly and the Ivy
Norfolk 1947: a parson tries to find the true meaning of Christmas.
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16:00
Act Your Age—Series 3, Episode 5
5/6 Simon Mayo hosts a three-way battle to find out which is the funniest comedy generation.
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16:30
Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 2, Fear
4/6 The sofa hosts invite a stressed bomb disposal expert to 'hug his fear'.
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17:00
Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 Management and publicity problems plague the return of duo Tommy and Sheila.
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17:30
Jeremy Hardy Feels It—Series 1, Jeremy Hardy Feels... Happy
1/4 Jeremy returns with a new series that not only seconds that emotion, but explains it too.
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Evening
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18:00
15 Minute Drama—A Little Twist of Dahl, The Hitchhiker
3/5 A hitchhiker helps out in an extraordinary way when Andrew is stopped for speeding.
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18:15
Charles Dickens—Tales of the Supernatural, The Signalman
3/5 A railway signalman at an isolated station has terrifying premonitions of future tragedies
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18:30
Musical Legends—Graham Lyle
The songwriter for Tina Turner and Michael Jackson tells Tom Morton about his career.
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19:00
The Navy Lark—Series 2, A Crisp Romance
15/26 Povey probes the odd coincidence of Pertwee's liaison with a barmaid and a snack order.
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19:30
A Very Private Man—Episode 5
5/6 As Helen prepares to go away for her mother's birthday, David fears for his marriage.
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20:00
Paul Temple—A Case for Paul Temple, 1. In Which Paul Temple Hears About Valentine
1/8 Can private detective Paul Temple identify the link between ten drug-related suicides?
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20:30
Hairpieces for Horses and Clogs for Dogs
Why are we spending more on animal pampering?
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21:00
Book at Bedtime—Truman Capote Short Stories, The Thanksgiving Visitor - Part 1/2
3/5 Sook invites Buddy's worst enemy to their special party.
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21:15
Drama on 4—Nick Leather - Wednesdays with Strangers
A migrant worker attempts to get to know the people of Britain.
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22:00
Jeremy Hardy Feels It—Series 1, Jeremy Hardy Feels... Happy
1/4 Jeremy returns with a new series that not only seconds that emotion, but explains it too.
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22:30
Alan Parker's Christmas Special
A festive mix of comedy and music from the self-styled Urban Warrior. From 1994
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23:30
Clayton Grange—Series 1, Episode 3
3/4 The team of brilliantly stupid scientists attempt to make war just a little gentler.
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Late
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00:00
15 Minute Drama—A Little Twist of Dahl, The Hitchhiker
3/5 A hitchhiker helps out in an extraordinary way when Andrew is stopped for speeding.
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00:15
Charles Dickens—Tales of the Supernatural, The Signalman
3/5 A railway signalman at an isolated station has terrifying premonitions of future tragedies
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00:30
Musical Legends—Graham Lyle
The songwriter for Tina Turner and Michael Jackson tells Tom Morton about his career.
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01:00
Paul Temple—A Case for Paul Temple, 1. In Which Paul Temple Hears About Valentine
1/8 Can private detective Paul Temple identify the link between ten drug-related suicides?
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01:30
Hairpieces for Horses and Clogs for Dogs
Why are we spending more on animal pampering?
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02:00
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro—8. A Trying Situation
8/10 As Stevens reflects on his service, he begins to question if it was in a worthy cause.
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02:15
A Cause for Caroling—8. The Birth of Nine Lessons with Carols
Jeremy Summerly traces the familiar, traditional carol service back to Truro in 1918.
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02:30
Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 13. Frosty Relations
13/20 Edith Dombey tries to reason with her husband.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter, The Decision
3/5 Diana Athill explains how she relinquished her independence and moved into a care home.
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03:00
Wynyard Browne - The Holly and the Ivy
Norfolk 1947: a parson tries to find the true meaning of Christmas.
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04:00
Act Your Age—Series 3, Episode 5
5/6 Simon Mayo hosts a three-way battle to find out which is the funniest comedy generation.
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04:30
Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 2, Fear
4/6 The sofa hosts invite a stressed bomb disposal expert to 'hug his fear'.
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05:00
Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 Management and publicity problems plague the return of duo Tommy and Sheila.
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05:30
Jeremy Hardy Feels It—Series 1, Jeremy Hardy Feels... Happy
1/4 Jeremy returns with a new series that not only seconds that emotion, but explains it too.
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