Schedule
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Early
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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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Morning
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06:00
Maggie Allen - Not Me, But Us (Omnibus)—Episode 2. 1876-1894
Sophia Jex-Blake sets up her own medical practice in Edinburgh.
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07:15
The Fishing Trip by Marian O'Neill
It's a perfect day for fishing but is Jack ready to become a man?
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07:30
Bad Salsa—Series 1, A New Perspective
1/4 After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.
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08:00
Meet the Huggetts—Loser Pays
Joe and Fred's attempt to teach their wives a lesson backfires.
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08:30
Take It From Here—From 30/04/1958
Flavours of Italy from Dick Bentley, while Eth is claiming that Ron Glum is a daddy's boy.
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09:00
Erebus by Michael Palin (Omnibus)
Michael Palin reads from his book about the mysterious voyage of HMS Erebus in 1845.
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10:10
The Listening Project—Gill and Mari - A Good Team
A holistic therapist and a health spa owner contemplate the benefits of massage. (R)
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10:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Fashion, Mario Testino
From Sid Vicious to Caetano Veloso, Mario Testino makes his castaway choices.
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11:00
Radiolab—Series 4, Stochasticity
8/8 Radiolab explores the role of chance and sheer randomness in all our lives.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Meet the Huggetts—Loser Pays
Joe and Fred's attempt to teach their wives a lesson backfires.
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12:30
Take It From Here—From 30/04/1958
Flavours of Italy from Dick Bentley, while Eth is claiming that Ron Glum is a daddy's boy.
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13:00
Maggie Allen - Not Me, But Us (Omnibus)—Episode 2. 1876-1894
Sophia Jex-Blake sets up her own medical practice in Edinburgh.
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14:15
The Fishing Trip by Marian O'Neill
It's a perfect day for fishing but is Jack ready to become a man?
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14:30
Lisa Owen - Not Working (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Claire finds cracks appearing in her flat. Read by Emily Bruni.
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15:45
Rivals in Stone—Opposite Sides of the Tracks
1/4 The rivalry between the two rail companies that built King's Cross and St Pancras.
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16:00
Don Haworth - Challenged
A mother and son come to terms with the passage of time when a stranger arrives.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—Maadai-Kara
Poet Daljit Nagra chooses Maadai-Kara, an ancient Siberian tale from oral folklore.
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17:30
Bad Salsa—Series 1, A New Perspective
1/4 After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.
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Evening
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18:00
Eric Pringle - The Last Piano Player
2020: Technology rules supreme. An elderly musician goes on TV to justify his existence.
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18:45
MR James—Rats
When a student stays at an old inn, he is intrigued by a strange stone and a locked room.
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19:00
Radiolab—Series 4, Stochasticity
8/8 Radiolab explores the role of chance and sheer randomness in all our lives.
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20:00
Erebus by Michael Palin (Omnibus)
Michael Palin reads from his book about the mysterious voyage of HMS Erebus in 1845.
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21:10
The Listening Project—Gill and Mari - A Good Team
A holistic therapist and a health spa owner contemplate the benefits of massage. (R)
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21:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Fashion, Mario Testino
From Sid Vicious to Caetano Veloso, Mario Testino makes his castaway choices.
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22:00
Bad Salsa—Series 1, A New Perspective
1/4 After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.
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22:30
The Mark Steel Lecture—Series 3, Hannibal
2/6 The radical comedian offers his humorous assessment of the talented military commander.
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23:00
Newsjack—Series 19, Episode 4
4/6 A scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the great British public.
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23:30
Beauty of Britain—Series 1, Colour Me Wow
5/6 Beauty has a particularly difficult client, but is distracted by her new business venture.
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Late
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00:00
Eric Pringle - The Last Piano Player
2020: Technology rules supreme. An elderly musician goes on TV to justify his existence.
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00:45
MR James—Rats
When a student stays at an old inn, he is intrigued by a strange stone and a locked room.
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01:00
Maggie Allen - Not Me, But Us (Omnibus)—Episode 2. 1876-1894
Sophia Jex-Blake sets up her own medical practice in Edinburgh.
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02:15
The Fishing Trip by Marian O'Neill
It's a perfect day for fishing but is Jack ready to become a man?
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02:30
Lisa Owen - Not Working (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Claire finds cracks appearing in her flat. Read by Emily Bruni.
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03:45
Rivals in Stone—Opposite Sides of the Tracks
1/4 The rivalry between the two rail companies that built King's Cross and St Pancras.
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04:00
Don Haworth - Challenged
A mother and son come to terms with the passage of time when a stranger arrives.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Maadai-Kara
Poet Daljit Nagra chooses Maadai-Kara, an ancient Siberian tale from oral folklore.
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05:30
Bad Salsa—Series 1, A New Perspective
1/4 After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.
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