Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Earthsea—Series 1, Shadow
1/6 Ged tampers with long-held secrets to release a terrible shadow into the world.
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00:30
Off the Page—Taboo
Chris Bigsby chairs a debate about taboo. Is there anything still forbidden these days?
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01:00
Detective—Series 4, 5. The Tip-Off
5/8 A local villain says he is going straight and wants to turn informant.
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01:30
The Man From The McCarthy Agency
The untold story of film reviewer Harold McCarthy - with Matthew Sweet
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—The Bottle Imp, Episode 5
5/5 Discovering Kokua's sacrifice, Keawe resolves to save his beloved, no matter what the cost
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02:15
The Making of Music—Series 1, Beethoven's Eroica
25/30 The composer allegedly removed his original dedication to Napoleon from the manuscript.
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02:30
Maggie Allen - Not Me, But Us—10. Recognition
Will Sophia's campaign finally achieve equality for women?
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02:45
Book of the Week—Olivier, Episode 5
5/5 A hit at the Royal Court leads Olivier to Joan Plowright, and to the National Theatre.
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03:00
Steve Walker - Habakkuk of Ice
Extraordinary wartime tale of inventor Geoffrey Pyke's battleship - made of ice.
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04:00
The Personality Test—Series 3, Lorraine Kelly
2/6 Breakfast TV queen Lorraine Kelly quizzes a panel about herself.
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04:30
Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 1, Episode 6
6/6 Smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny joins customs men to stop Courageous Kate from marrying her dad.
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05:00
Two Doors Down—Series 1, The Minister Has a Window
3/4 Clare is in a flap over a dinner guest and his dog, so cleaner Sally stays on to help.
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05:30
A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 2
Charles suspects foul play when the TV reality star playing Hamlet is severely injured.
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Morning
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06:00
Saturday Drama—Michael Hastings - Tom and Viv
The nightmare, turbulent marriage of TS Eliot and Vivienne Haigh-Wood.
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07:30
Our Language in Your Hands—Nepal
1/3 Linguist Mark Turin goes in search of Nepal's endangered languages.
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08:00
Archive on 4—The Revolution That Nearly Wasn't
Elinor Goodman explores the general election that brought Harold Wilson to power in 1964.
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09:00
Paul O'Grady Stands Up for Liverpool
Liverpudlian Paul O'Grady celebrates Merseyside's funny men and women.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Episode 1
1/6 The famed improvisation game with Lenny Henry, Dawn French, John Sessions and Stephen Fry.
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12:30
Making the Best of It—Shock Jock
1/4 Aspiring DJ Asif Ahmed drags Barry from Room 1A to act as on-air posse in his radio show.
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13:00
Maya Angelou: Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (Omnibus)
The third volume of Maya Angelou's memoirs evocatively dramatised
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Kiki Dee
Singer Kiki Dee chooses tracks sung by Dusty Springfield and Jane Siberry.
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14:15
With Great Pleasure—Lynne Truss
Lynne Truss harks back to 1974, with favourite literature including Dickens and HG Wells.
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14:45
Singular Women—Stella
3/4 Miriam Margolyes plays a proud manageress of an unchanging chocolate shop.
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15:00
Archive on 4—The Revolution That Nearly Wasn't
Elinor Goodman explores the general election that brought Harold Wilson to power in 1964.
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16:00
Saturday Drama—Michael Hastings - Tom and Viv
The nightmare, turbulent marriage of TS Eliot and Vivienne Haigh-Wood.
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17:30
Our Language in Your Hands—Nepal
1/3 Linguist Mark Turin goes in search of Nepal's endangered languages.
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Evening
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18:00
Doctor Who—The Entropy Composition
A prog rock symphony rediscovered in the vaults can be catastrophic for the entire cosmos.
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18:25
Fear on 4—Series 5, Tapping
2/5 Tom is plagued by a dark childhood memory. Can Janie help rid him of ghosts from the past?
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18:50
Will Self - Irreversible
A man walks into an isolated pub, sporting a peculiar jacket. What could he be hiding?
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19:00
Paul O'Grady Stands Up for Liverpool
Liverpudlian Paul O'Grady celebrates Merseyside's funny men and women.
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22:00
Old Harry's Game—Series 5, The Crusade
2/4 Satan starts a quest to improve mankind by infiltrating the world's great religions.
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22:30
The Richest Man in Britain—The Meltdown
6/6 Dave buys some last-minute holiday euros and brings down the international monetary system
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—Angela Barnes 2/2
Arthur Smith chats again to Angela Barnes about comedian Linda Smith.
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23:00
The Lawrence Sweeney Mix—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney create improvised sketches from audience suggestions
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23:30
Mark Watson's Live Address to the Nation—Faith
2/6 Could we all use more or less faith? Mark Watson's quest to improve the world.
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Late
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00:00
Doctor Who—The Entropy Composition
A prog rock symphony rediscovered in the vaults can be catastrophic for the entire cosmos.
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00:25
Fear on 4—Series 5, Tapping
2/5 Tom is plagued by a dark childhood memory. Can Janie help rid him of ghosts from the past?
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00:50
Will Self - Irreversible
A man walks into an isolated pub, sporting a peculiar jacket. What could he be hiding?
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01:00
Maya Angelou: Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (Omnibus)
The third volume of Maya Angelou's memoirs evocatively dramatised
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Kiki Dee
Singer Kiki Dee chooses tracks sung by Dusty Springfield and Jane Siberry.
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02:15
With Great Pleasure—Lynne Truss
Lynne Truss harks back to 1974, with favourite literature including Dickens and HG Wells.
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02:45
Singular Women—Stella
3/4 Miriam Margolyes plays a proud manageress of an unchanging chocolate shop.
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03:00
Archive on 4—The Revolution That Nearly Wasn't
Elinor Goodman explores the general election that brought Harold Wilson to power in 1964.
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04:00
Saturday Drama—Michael Hastings - Tom and Viv
The nightmare, turbulent marriage of TS Eliot and Vivienne Haigh-Wood.
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05:30
Our Language in Your Hands—Nepal
1/3 Linguist Mark Turin goes in search of Nepal's endangered languages.
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