Schedule
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Early
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00:00
George Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-Four—Episode 1
1/2 Ministry of Truth employee Winston Smith finds love. But Big Brother is watching.
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01:00
Shardlake (Omnibus)—Heartstone, Episode 1
1/2 Lawyer-detective Shardlake goes to Portsmouth and the French are preparing to attack
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Benny Andersson
ABBA's Benny Andersson selects 'Rattvikarnas Ganglat' and 'Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix'.
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02:15
In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Dame Barbara Cartland
The romantic fiction writer talks about her career and strongly held beliefs.
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03:00
Archive on 4—Rural Rides
Mark Steel's review of reporters' journeys round Britain, starting with William Cobbett.
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04:00
Georgette Heyer - Friday's Child
A proposal goes disastrously wrong for Lord Sheringham in this Regency tale of romance.
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05:30
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester, From the Ridiculous to the Paranormal
2/6 Australia and New York, plus some outrageous showbiz pals.
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Morning
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06:00
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—Tales of the City
Set in 1970s San Francisco, a warm portrait of an era that changed the way we live.
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07:15
RK Narayan Stories—Father's Help
Swami is the pupil. Samuel is the teacher. A classroom battle is about to start.
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07:30
Clare in the Community—Series 10, Sisters
3/6 Clare and her estranged sister are forced to cooperate with one another.
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08:00
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 2
2/8 Improvement grants explained and a plumber muses on words. Sketch comedy from July 1972.
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08:30
Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, The Blackmail Letter
1/13 When he receives a menacing letter, the main threat to Harry's wellbeing is Harry himself!
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09:00
Appointment in Arezzo by Alan Taylor (Omnibus)
A journalist’s memoir of a friendship with writer Muriel Spark
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10:10
The Listening Project—Joe and Kevin - Barstool Philosophy
A father and son reflect on working in a bar and the pressures to emigrate from Ireland. (R)
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10:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Business, Tidjane Thiam
Kirsty Young talks to castaway and business executive Tidjane Thiam.
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11:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 6, Live from Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Dame Wilburn introduces tales of people in the USA encountering high anxiety.
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11:50
Inheritance Tracks—Kirstie Allsopp
Kirstie Allsopp chooses tracks by Don Mclean and by Coldplay.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 2
2/8 Improvement grants explained and a plumber muses on words. Sketch comedy from July 1972.
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12:30
Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, The Blackmail Letter
1/13 When he receives a menacing letter, the main threat to Harry's wellbeing is Harry himself!
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13:00
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—Tales of the City
Set in 1970s San Francisco, a warm portrait of an era that changed the way we live.
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14:15
RK Narayan Stories—Father's Help
Swami is the pupil. Samuel is the teacher. A classroom battle is about to start.
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14:30
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Witchfinder William Manning finally tracks Tom down at the Globe Theatre.
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15:45
Painted for Posterity—Britain and the Beast
1/3 The 'Recording Britain' project that began in 1939 for artists to paint wartime Britain.
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16:00
Saturday Drama—Great Escape: The Justice
Stephen Tompkinson stars in the story of the post-war manhunt to avenge the Great Escape.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—Siegfried Sassoon - A Friend
Poet Daljit Nagra selects 'Siegfried Sassoon - A Friend' with Dennis Silk.
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17:30
Clare in the Community—Series 10, Sisters
3/6 Clare and her estranged sister are forced to cooperate with one another.
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Evening
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18:00
Fear on 4—Series 4, Playing God
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔless people face falling prey to unscrupulous operators.
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18:30
The Otherworld Child
Lonely Alice Proudfoot’s mysterious discovery in a moonlit wood changes her life forever.
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19:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 6, Live from Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Dame Wilburn introduces tales of people in the USA encountering high anxiety.
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19:50
Inheritance Tracks—Kirstie Allsopp
Kirstie Allsopp chooses tracks by Don Mclean and by Coldplay.
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20:00
Appointment in Arezzo by Alan Taylor (Omnibus)
A journalist’s memoir of a friendship with writer Muriel Spark
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21:10
The Listening Project—Joe and Kevin - Barstool Philosophy
A father and son reflect on working in a bar and the pressures to emigrate from Ireland. (R)
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21:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Business, Tidjane Thiam
Kirsty Young talks to castaway and business executive Tidjane Thiam.
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22:00
Clare in the Community—Series 10, Sisters
3/6 Clare and her estranged sister are forced to cooperate with one another.
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22:30
Cabin Pressure—Series 4, Timbuktu
1/6 It's Birling Day once more, where the crew traditionally swap their dignity for cash.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—Mackenzie Crook 3/3
Arthur Smith is joined by Mackenzie Crook.
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23:00
What Does the K Stand For?—Series 1, First Love
3/6 Young Stephen falls in love, discovers something about himself and breaks his first heart.
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23:30
Jelly Mountain—Episode 5
5/5 Musings on a footkerchief and a forest full of girls. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler.
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23:45
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End—The Hatching
4/5 Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
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Late
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00:00
Fear on 4—Series 4, Playing God
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔless people face falling prey to unscrupulous operators.
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00:30
The Otherworld Child
Lonely Alice Proudfoot’s mysterious discovery in a moonlit wood changes her life forever.
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01:00
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—Tales of the City
Set in 1970s San Francisco, a warm portrait of an era that changed the way we live.
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02:15
RK Narayan Stories—Father's Help
Swami is the pupil. Samuel is the teacher. A classroom battle is about to start.
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02:30
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Witchfinder William Manning finally tracks Tom down at the Globe Theatre.
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03:45
Painted for Posterity—Britain and the Beast
1/3 The 'Recording Britain' project that began in 1939 for artists to paint wartime Britain.
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04:00
Saturday Drama—Great Escape: The Justice
Stephen Tompkinson stars in the story of the post-war manhunt to avenge the Great Escape.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Siegfried Sassoon - A Friend
Poet Daljit Nagra selects 'Siegfried Sassoon - A Friend' with Dennis Silk.
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05:30
Clare in the Community—Series 10, Sisters
3/6 Clare and her estranged sister are forced to cooperate with one another.
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