Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 8. The Time Travellers
8/13 Jet and his crew find themselves on a curiously familiar planet as visitors arrive.
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00:30
How Tickled Am I?—Series 3, Gracie Fields
2/4 Mark Radcliffe profiles the film and music hall star, who never forgot her Rochdale roots.
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01:00
S-Laughter in the Dark—2. Donne To Death
2/4 Jack Dunroody visits a house which, according to legend, is haunted by John Donne.
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01:30
In Search of Nic Jones
Laura Barton tracks down the legendary lost figure of British folk music, Nic Jones.
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02:00
Thomas Love Peacock—Nightmare Abbey, 8. The Anticipator of Portent
8/8 Unable to choose between Marionetta and Celinda, Scythrop plays a deadly game.
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02:15
A History of the Brain—The Agony and the Ecstasy
8/10 Dr Geoff Bunn on how chemical transmission became a fundamental concept in neuroscience.
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02:30
EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread—3. Love in Monteriano
3/10 English conventions battle Italian romanticism, as Lilia tries to adapt to life as a wife.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Michael Paterniti - The Telling Room, Episode 3
3/5 Obsessed with the world's greatest cheese, the author relocates to Spain.
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03:00
Sir Walter Raleigh - A Devon Man—2. A New King - and a Dead Man Walking
Concluding episode of a historical two-part docudrama written and narrated by John Nettles
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04:00
Who Goes There?—Series 3, Episode 5
5/6 Martin Young's quiz. With Francis Wheen, Amanda Foreman, Fred Housego and Maria McErlane.
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04:30
Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, Highwaymen
2/6 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn's head is turned by hunky new band of outlaws 'Boyz 2 Rob'.
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05:00
Bookcases—Series 1, Bronte Country
1/4 London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.
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05:30
Ankle Tag—Series 2, The Falklands
3/4 Alice's mum has a new boyfriend, and Bob doesn't like him.
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Morning
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06:00
S-Laughter in the Dark—3. Blind Devotion
3/4 Jack Dunroody is hired by Thelonious, a monk worried about the fate of his Abbot.
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06:30
Camel Train
Matthew Parris joins traders on the ancient salt route in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression.
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07:00
One Flat Summer—The Eclipse Stakes
4/6 After a big loss on the derby, Ken turns to legendary gambler Tam Robertshaw.
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07:30
Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice
A stand-up intervention with comedy sensation Tom Allen.
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08:00
Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 1
1/21 Maggie wins an award for a cold cure commerial – then catches a cold before the ceremony.
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08:30
The Goon Show—Series 8, The Burning Embassy
3/26 Peking's British embassy catches fire, so fireman Seagoon posts off parcels of water.
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09:00
Puzzle Panel—Episode 7
7/10 More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Val Gilbert and Professor David Singmaster
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09:30
Romantic Friction—An Ending..?
4/4 In Brian's absence, romance writer Anna is hounded by her characters.
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10:00
Classic Serial—LP Hartley - The Hireling, Episode 1
1/2 A chauffeur becomes fatally attracted to the rich young widow who hires him.
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11:00
Evelyn Waugh Short Stories—The Manager of The Kremlin
A refugee from the Russian Revolution finds himself running a successful night club.
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11:15
The Drought
A drought uncovers Jean's childhood home - now submerged in a reservoir.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 1
1/21 Maggie wins an award for a cold cure commerial – then catches a cold before the ceremony.
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12:30
The Goon Show—Series 8, The Burning Embassy
3/26 Peking's British embassy catches fire, so fireman Seagoon posts off parcels of water.
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13:00
S-Laughter in the Dark—3. Blind Devotion
3/4 Jack Dunroody is hired by Thelonious, a monk worried about the fate of his Abbot.
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13:30
Camel Train
Matthew Parris joins traders on the ancient salt route in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression.
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14:00
Roald Dahl—The Umbrella Man
It's raining, and an old gentleman offers a mother and her daughter an umbrella.
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14:15
A History of the Brain—All or Nothing
9/10 The impact of the electroencephalograph (EEG), which made brain waves visible.
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14:30
EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread—4. Misery in Monteriano
4/10 Misery in Monteriano, as English Lilia and Italian Gino's marriage starts to deteriorate.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Michael Paterniti - The Telling Room, Episode 4
4/5 The author finally tastes the ultimate cheese.
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15:00
Classic Serial—LP Hartley - The Hireling, Episode 1
1/2 A chauffeur becomes fatally attracted to the rich young widow who hires him.
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16:00
Puzzle Panel—Episode 7
7/10 More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Val Gilbert and Professor David Singmaster
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16:30
Romantic Friction—An Ending..?
4/4 In Brian's absence, romance writer Anna is hounded by her characters.
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17:00
One Flat Summer—The Eclipse Stakes
4/6 After a big loss on the derby, Ken turns to legendary gambler Tam Robertshaw.
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17:30
Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice
A stand-up intervention with comedy sensation Tom Allen.
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Evening
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18:00
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 9. An Offer of Help
9/13 Jet Morgan and his crew have returned to Earth, but it's not as they left it.
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18:30
Great Lives—Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas chosen by Welsh poet Owen Sheers.
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19:00
Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 1
1/21 Maggie wins an award for a cold cure commerial – then catches a cold before the ceremony.
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19:30
The Goon Show—Series 8, The Burning Embassy
3/26 Peking's British embassy catches fire, so fireman Seagoon posts off parcels of water.
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20:00
S-Laughter in the Dark—3. Blind Devotion
3/4 Jack Dunroody is hired by Thelonious, a monk worried about the fate of his Abbot.
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20:30
Camel Train
Matthew Parris joins traders on the ancient salt route in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression.
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21:00
Evelyn Waugh Short Stories—The Manager of The Kremlin
A refugee from the Russian Revolution finds himself running a successful night club.
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21:15
The Drought
A drought uncovers Jean's childhood home - now submerged in a reservoir.
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22:00
Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice
A stand-up intervention with comedy sensation Tom Allen.
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22:30
Newsjack—Newsjack Unplugged, Series 2, Episode 5
5/9 A scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the great British public.
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22:45
All the World's a Globe—5. The Male Nude and Charlton Heston
5/8 From St Francis to Buddhism, the National Theatre of Brent's definitive history of Earth.
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23:00
That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 5, Episode 4
4/5 Sketches include a horror story for slugs and the world's first horseless staircase.
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23:25
The Comedy Club Interviews—Luke Kempner 3/3
Paul Garner is joined by Luke Kempner.
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23:30
Hut 33—Series 2, Pigs n Spivs
2/6 The codebreakers run out of rations. Can special new recruit Willis save their bacon?
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Late
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00:00
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 9. An Offer of Help
9/13 Jet Morgan and his crew have returned to Earth, but it's not as they left it.
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00:30
Great Lives—Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas chosen by Welsh poet Owen Sheers.
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01:00
S-Laughter in the Dark—3. Blind Devotion
3/4 Jack Dunroody is hired by Thelonious, a monk worried about the fate of his Abbot.
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01:30
Camel Train
Matthew Parris joins traders on the ancient salt route in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression.
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02:00
Roald Dahl—The Umbrella Man
It's raining, and an old gentleman offers a mother and her daughter an umbrella.
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02:15
A History of the Brain—All or Nothing
9/10 The impact of the electroencephalograph (EEG), which made brain waves visible.
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02:30
EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread—4. Misery in Monteriano
4/10 Misery in Monteriano, as English Lilia and Italian Gino's marriage starts to deteriorate.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Michael Paterniti - The Telling Room, Episode 4
4/5 The author finally tastes the ultimate cheese.
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03:00
Classic Serial—LP Hartley - The Hireling, Episode 1
1/2 A chauffeur becomes fatally attracted to the rich young widow who hires him.
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04:00
Puzzle Panel—Episode 7
7/10 More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Val Gilbert and Professor David Singmaster
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04:30
Romantic Friction—An Ending..?
4/4 In Brian's absence, romance writer Anna is hounded by her characters.
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05:00
One Flat Summer—The Eclipse Stakes
4/6 After a big loss on the derby, Ken turns to legendary gambler Tam Robertshaw.
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05:30
Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice
A stand-up intervention with comedy sensation Tom Allen.
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