Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, Jack in the Box
2/6 A young boy lives an isolated life until a death opens the door to the outside world.
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00:30
The Female Ghost—Man-Size in Marble by Edith Nesbit
2/4 Two newlyweds reject their housekeeper's dread of All Saints' Eve - until it arrives.
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01:00
Jane Harris - Gillespie and I—Omnibus 2/2
2/2 Little Rose Gillespie has disappeared. Could Harriet possibly be involved?
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02:15
David Benedictus - Queen of the May
Can Queen of the May win one more race before retiring?
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02:30
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2 Shy student Greer Kadetsky has an encounter that leaves her questioning of her life.
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03:45
The Lore of the Land—5. North Yorkshire
An examination of the creatures of folklore said to live on Britain's farms.
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04:00
Rose Tremain—The End of Love
Olga adored a Polish pianist. Stars Miriam Margolyes and Nigel Anthony.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Blake Morrison and Glyn Maxwell
Poet Daljit Nagra introduces Blake Morrison and Glyn Maxwell on themes of identity.
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05:30
The Gobetweenies—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 Joe tries to keep his new affair a secret and Tom has erotic dreams about the wrong girl.
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Morning
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06:00
The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes—5. The Empty Quarter
5/6 Out in Arabia, George Grant learns that the missing David Whittaker may still be alive.
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06:30
The Library Returns
Jonathan Glancey explores how libraries in Europe and the USA are being reinvented.
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07:00
Winston—Winston in Europe, An Educated Woman
2/6 The old rogue's talk of Flaubert, Baudelaire and Renoir baffles Nancy.
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07:30
Just a Minute—Series 81, Episode 1
1/6 Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 81st series of the iconic panel show.
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08:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, Hancock's Hair
13/20 Paranoid over going bald, the Lad pays a visit to Maison James.
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08:30
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood.
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09:00
Quote... Unquote—05/08/2013
Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
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09:30
Bangers and Mash—3. Inspection
3/6 A health inspector calls. Will the catering team have to halt pie production?
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10:00
Classic Serial—Ian Rankin - Rebus: Set in Darkness, Episode 1
1/2 Rebus follows a trail of dead bodies found at a construction site.
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11:00
Short Rides in Fast Machines—The Bullet Racers by Adam Marek
1/3 A reporter visits Thaxtum-cum-Shyne to investigate a strange occurrence at the annual race
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11:15
Dermot Bolger - Temptation
Emotions erupt as married Alison is reunited with a long lost love on holiday in Ireland.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, Hancock's Hair
13/20 Paranoid over going bald, the Lad pays a visit to Maison James.
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12:30
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood.
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13:00
The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes—5. The Empty Quarter
5/6 Out in Arabia, George Grant learns that the missing David Whittaker may still be alive.
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13:30
The Library Returns
Jonathan Glancey explores how libraries in Europe and the USA are being reinvented.
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—Gabrielle Zevin - The Collected Works of AJ Fikry, Love and Loss
1/10 A bookshop owner struggles with a devastating loss and a baby is found abandoned.
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14:15
Britain on the Bottle: Alcohol and the State—Habitual Drunkards and the Asylum
6/10 Mark Whitaker examines the late 19th-century panic over habitual drunkards.
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14:30
15 Minute Drama—ME Braddon - Lady Audley's Secret, Episode 1
1/10 Lucy Graham gains all the wealth she desires when she marries widower Sir Michael Audley.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Damian Barr - Maggie and Me, Episode 1
1/5 A boy in a steelworking town in the 1980s finds an unlikely heroine in Maggie Thatcher.
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15:00
Classic Serial—Ian Rankin - Rebus: Set in Darkness, Episode 1
1/2 Rebus follows a trail of dead bodies found at a construction site.
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16:00
Quote... Unquote—05/08/2013
Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
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16:30
Bangers and Mash—3. Inspection
3/6 A health inspector calls. Will the catering team have to halt pie production?
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17:00
Winston—Winston in Europe, An Educated Woman
2/6 The old rogue's talk of Flaubert, Baudelaire and Renoir baffles Nancy.
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17:30
Just a Minute—Series 81, Episode 1
1/6 Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 81st series of the iconic panel show.
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Evening
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18:00
Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey—Trouble
6/10 Poole and Bowman have suspicions about HAL's reported communications failure.
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18:15
The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber—Episode 6
6/10 Bea has big news for her husband Peter, now a missionary on a distant planet called Oasis.
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18:30
A Good Read—Jon Snow and Christopher Frayling
Jon and Christopher discuss books by Francoise Sagan, MR James and Alexander Masters.
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19:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, Hancock's Hair
13/20 Paranoid over going bald, the Lad pays a visit to Maison James.
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19:30
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood.
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20:00
The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes—5. The Empty Quarter
5/6 Out in Arabia, George Grant learns that the missing David Whittaker may still be alive.
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20:30
The Library Returns
Jonathan Glancey explores how libraries in Europe and the USA are being reinvented.
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21:00
Short Rides in Fast Machines—The Bullet Racers by Adam Marek
1/3 A reporter visits Thaxtum-cum-Shyne to investigate a strange occurrence at the annual race
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21:15
Dermot Bolger - Temptation
Emotions erupt as married Alison is reunited with a long lost love on holiday in Ireland.
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22:00
Just a Minute—Series 81, Episode 1
1/6 Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 81st series of the iconic panel show.
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22:30
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Tertiary Phase, Fit The Sixteenth
4/6 Arthur is confronted by all he’s ever eaten or killed.
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23:00
The News Quiz Extra—Series 23, Episode 6
6/8 Extended edition of the satirical review of the week's news chaired by Miles Jupp.
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23:45
Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren—Episode 4
4/5 Poet and composer Ivor Cutler on bargain hunting, water flowers and 'Beelyploomkins'.
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Late
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00:00
Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey—Trouble
6/10 Poole and Bowman have suspicions about HAL's reported communications failure.
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00:15
The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber—Episode 6
6/10 Bea has big news for her husband Peter, now a missionary on a distant planet called Oasis.
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00:30
A Good Read—Jon Snow and Christopher Frayling
Jon and Christopher discuss books by Francoise Sagan, MR James and Alexander Masters.
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01:00
The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes—5. The Empty Quarter
5/6 Out in Arabia, George Grant learns that the missing David Whittaker may still be alive.
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01:30
The Library Returns
Jonathan Glancey explores how libraries in Europe and the USA are being reinvented.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Gabrielle Zevin - The Collected Works of AJ Fikry, Love and Loss
1/10 A bookshop owner struggles with a devastating loss and a baby is found abandoned.
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02:15
Britain on the Bottle: Alcohol and the State—Habitual Drunkards and the Asylum
6/10 Mark Whitaker examines the late 19th-century panic over habitual drunkards.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—ME Braddon - Lady Audley's Secret, Episode 1
1/10 Lucy Graham gains all the wealth she desires when she marries widower Sir Michael Audley.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Damian Barr - Maggie and Me, Episode 1
1/5 A boy in a steelworking town in the 1980s finds an unlikely heroine in Maggie Thatcher.
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03:00
Classic Serial—Ian Rankin - Rebus: Set in Darkness, Episode 1
1/2 Rebus follows a trail of dead bodies found at a construction site.
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04:00
Quote... Unquote—05/08/2013
Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
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04:30
Bangers and Mash—3. Inspection
3/6 A health inspector calls. Will the catering team have to halt pie production?
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05:00
Winston—Winston in Europe, An Educated Woman
2/6 The old rogue's talk of Flaubert, Baudelaire and Renoir baffles Nancy.
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05:30
Just a Minute—Series 81, Episode 1
1/6 Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 81st series of the iconic panel show.
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