Schedule
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Early
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00:00
David Calcutt - The Daughter of the Sea
A fisherman falls in love with a woman who was once a seal. She agrees on one condition.
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00:30
Mastertapes—Series 3, David Crosby (A-Side)
3/12 David Crosby discusses the making of his 1971 album If 'I Could Only Remember My Name'
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01:00
VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 4. Deadlock
4/6 Following a stay in hospital, Chicago private eye VI Warshawski heads to Canada.
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01:30
Juggling Chainsaws with Archaos
Archaos - the touring French circus described as the sickest show on earth.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Rose Tremain - Merivel: A Man of His Time, Episode 15
15/15 With the king dead and Margaret to be married, it is time to return to Bidnold.
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02:15
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—The Postal Worker's Strike
10/15 Dominic Sandbrook investigates the industrial action of the postmen in 1890.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Lindsay Ashford - The Mysterious Death of Jane Austen, Episode 5
5/5 Anne suspects that Jane was killed because she thwarted a murderer - very close to home.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Ken Campbell: The Great Caper, Episode 5
5/5 By Michael Coveney. In Cambell's later years, his work focuses on improvisation.
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03:00
Classic Serial—Alan Le May - The Searchers, Episode 2
2/2 Amos continues searching for his niece. Mart worries about what he'll do if they find her.
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04:00
Jest a Minute—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 Chris Corcoran, Lloyd Langford, Rob Deering and Tom Craine join Rhod Gilbert's comedy quiz
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04:30
After Henry—Series 4, Keeping Faith
7/8 When Clare revokes her faith in God, her mother and granny are none too pleased.
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05:00
Winston—Winston Back Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, A Whale of a Time with Chekhov
2/6 Angry Nancy takes action when she hears what the old rogue has been up to.
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05:30
Pauline Pepys Dowry
Situation comedy about Samuel Pepys' less famous sister and her disastrous love life.
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Morning
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06:00
Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate
A glamorous invitation sees Fanny emerge into the 1920s world of an aristocratic family.
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07:30
The Three Voyages of Captain Cook—Further Than Any Other Man
Dr Nigel Rigby explores Captain Cook's voyage of discovery to New Zealand and Australia.
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08:00
Archive on 4—Rebel Rebel
Jonathan Agnew looks back at the rebel cricket tours to South Africa between 1981-1990.
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09:00
The Burkiss Way—Celebrate the Burkiss Way
Writers David Renwick and Andrew Marshall, plus cast members recall their cult comedies.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 Milton Jones, Susie Dent, Alun Cochrane and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
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12:30
The Goon Show—Series 7, The Great Bank Robbery
7/21 All set for the Long Distance Bass Drum Race, Neddie Seagoon is duped into villainy.
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13:00
The Pillow Book (Omnibus)—Series 11
Empress Teishi will not allow Shonagon to get the help her Empress needs.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Josette Simon
The actress Josette Simon chooses tracks by Ray Charles, and Gladys Knight and the Pips.
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14:15
Down Your Way—George Melly in Soho
Jazz musician George Melly visits his beloved haunts in the heart of London.
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15:00
Archive on 4—Rebel Rebel
Jonathan Agnew looks back at the rebel cricket tours to South Africa between 1981-1990.
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16:00
Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate
A glamorous invitation sees Fanny emerge into the 1920s world of an aristocratic family.
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17:30
The Three Voyages of Captain Cook—Further Than Any Other Man
Dr Nigel Rigby explores Captain Cook's voyage of discovery to New Zealand and Australia.
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Evening
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18:00
Anita Sullivan - The Octopus
Scientist Hester wants to understand what it is like to have eight legs and no bones.
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18:45
Black and White by Jan Mark—1. In Black and White
1/4 Marjorie has premonitions, but no-one could have guessed how true they would be.
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19:00
The Burkiss Way—Celebrate the Burkiss Way
Writers David Renwick and Andrew Marshall, plus cast members recall their cult comedies.
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22:00
The Lee Mack Show—Tony Hadley
1/6 Tony Hadley joins the quick-fire comic for stand-up, sketches and music.
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22:30
4 Extra Stands Up—4 Extra Stands Up at the Fringe 2018, Episode 1
1/2 Zoe Lyons introduces eight of the best stand-ups from 2018's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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23:30
The Skivers—Series 2, Jon Pertwee
4/5 Doctor Who meets Worzel Gummidge, as Nick Golson and Tim deJongh welcome guest Jon Pertwee
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Late
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00:00
Anita Sullivan - The Octopus
Scientist Hester wants to understand what it is like to have eight legs and no bones.
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00:45
Black and White by Jan Mark—1. In Black and White
1/4 Marjorie has premonitions, but no-one could have guessed how true they would be.
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01:00
The Pillow Book (Omnibus)—Series 11
Empress Teishi will not allow Shonagon to get the help her Empress needs.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Josette Simon
The actress Josette Simon chooses tracks by Ray Charles, and Gladys Knight and the Pips.
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02:15
Down Your Way—George Melly in Soho
Jazz musician George Melly visits his beloved haunts in the heart of London.
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03:00
Archive on 4—Rebel Rebel
Jonathan Agnew looks back at the rebel cricket tours to South Africa between 1981-1990.
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04:00
Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate
A glamorous invitation sees Fanny emerge into the 1920s world of an aristocratic family.
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05:30
The Three Voyages of Captain Cook—Further Than Any Other Man
Dr Nigel Rigby explores Captain Cook's voyage of discovery to New Zealand and Australia.
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