Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—Crewe
3/5 In a railway station waiting room, an old man shares the haunting tale of a past job.
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00:30
My Life in Five Books—Series 1, Sue Lawrence
3/8 Stuart Cosgrove speaks to Sue Lawrence about the five most significant books in her life.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 2. Ten Minutes in Bloomsbury
2/6 Lord Peter Wimsey enlists inside help to try and clear authoress Harriet Vane.
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01:30
Scientists Go to Hollywood
Adam Rutherford talks to scientists who have left the lab for the glamour of Hollywood.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—History of the Rain, Episode 8
8/10 Ruth relates the events which led to a devastating family tragedy.
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02:15
The Invention of Childhood—The Vast Usefulness of Reading
8/30 Michael Morpurgo explores education's expansion for boys in the 17th century.
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02:30
Charlotte Bronte - The Professor—8. Turmoil
8/10 William realises he loves Frances, so he sets out to find her. With Paul Venables.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Doubling Back, In his Footsteps
3/5 A beautiful and moving memoir in which the author walks in the footsteps of others.
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03:00
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers—A Matter of Principle
8/8 Holed up in a debtors' prison - will Samuel Pickwick manage to get himself released?
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04:00
Dilemma—Series 3, Episode 5
5/6 Sue Perkins puts four guests through the moral, ethical and comical wringers.
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04:30
Big Jim and the Figaro Club—Transport of Delight
1/6 Demobbed Old Ned heads south after the war and joins a special construction team.
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05:00
Second Holmes—1. The Case of the Grandfather's Client
1/6 The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson head to Baskerville Hall in a canine caper.
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05:30
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Doorknobs and Matchsticks
Arthur understudies on a production of Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Will he get on?
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Morning
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06:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 3. Norman Urquhart
3/6 Lord Peter Wimsey ponders a changed will, and whether Harriet's lover took his own life.
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06:30
The Boy who Bought a Field
Francis Pryor meets the archaeologist who bought the land covering a lost medieval town.
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07:00
Old Dog and Partridge—Episode 4
4/6 Jack is in for a birthday surprise, while a ladykiller woos barmaid Mrs Drummond.
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07:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 6, Episode 3
3/6 The worst of the bad coppers, a one hit-wonder and the return of Patsy Straightwoman.
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08:00
Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 7
7/21 Mavis’s colleagues perform an ‘Eliza Doolittle’ on her in preparation for a better job.
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08:30
The Goon Show—Series 8, King Solomon's Mines
10/26 Neddie Seagoon loses at roulette, so heads off in search of legendary African riches.
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09:00
The Write Stuff—Series 1, Jane Austen
1/6 James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Victoria Glendinning and Tracey MacLeod
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09:30
Rent—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 Paul and Ruby are thinking of moving out, and Maria needs more space.
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10:00
Classic Serial—Guy de Maupassant - Bel Ami, Episode 1
1/2 Bel Ami is making the perfect match, but his past is about to catch up with him.
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11:00
Katherine Mansfield - The Montana Stories—Honeymoon
4/4 By the Mediterranean Sea, Fanny contemplates her future with George.
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11:15
Drama on 4—Rumpole, Rumpole and the Age of Miracles
Rumpole defends Hilda’s relation in an Ecclesiastical court. With Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 7
7/21 Mavis’s colleagues perform an ‘Eliza Doolittle’ on her in preparation for a better job.
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12:30
The Goon Show—Series 8, King Solomon's Mines
10/26 Neddie Seagoon loses at roulette, so heads off in search of legendary African riches.
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13:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 3. Norman Urquhart
3/6 Lord Peter Wimsey ponders a changed will, and whether Harriet's lover took his own life.
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13:30
The Boy who Bought a Field
Francis Pryor meets the archaeologist who bought the land covering a lost medieval town.
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—History of the Rain, Episode 9
9/10 When Virgil stops writing poetry Ruth and her mother devise a scheme to help.
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14:15
The Invention of Childhood—But Can She Spin?
9/30 How girls' education regressed in the 16th century, with sinful Eve the female archetype.
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14:30
Charlotte Bronte - The Professor—9. Joy and Sorrow
9/10 Happy news for William and Frances, but the orphan worries for their future.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Doubling Back, The Heaven above and the Road below
4/5 A beautiful and moving memoir in which the author walks in the footsteps of others.
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15:00
Classic Serial—Guy de Maupassant - Bel Ami, Episode 1
1/2 Bel Ami is making the perfect match, but his past is about to catch up with him.
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16:00
The Write Stuff—Series 1, Jane Austen
1/6 James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Victoria Glendinning and Tracey MacLeod
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16:30
Rent—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 Paul and Ruby are thinking of moving out, and Maria needs more space.
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17:00
Old Dog and Partridge—Episode 4
4/6 Jack is in for a birthday surprise, while a ladykiller woos barmaid Mrs Drummond.
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17:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 6, Episode 3
3/6 The worst of the bad coppers, a one hit-wonder and the return of Patsy Straightwoman.
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Evening
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18:00
Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—A Recluse
4/5 One hot night, a traveller must stay at a sinister gentleman's remote house.
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18:30
Great Lives—Goya
Diana Athill joins Matthew Parris to explore the life of Spanish painter Goya.
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19:00
Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 7
7/21 Mavis’s colleagues perform an ‘Eliza Doolittle’ on her in preparation for a better job.
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19:30
The Goon Show—Series 8, King Solomon's Mines
10/26 Neddie Seagoon loses at roulette, so heads off in search of legendary African riches.
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20:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 3. Norman Urquhart
3/6 Lord Peter Wimsey ponders a changed will, and whether Harriet's lover took his own life.
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20:30
The Boy who Bought a Field
Francis Pryor meets the archaeologist who bought the land covering a lost medieval town.
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21:00
Katherine Mansfield - The Montana Stories—Honeymoon
4/4 By the Mediterranean Sea, Fanny contemplates her future with George.
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21:15
Drama on 4—Rumpole, Rumpole and the Age of Miracles
Rumpole defends Hilda’s relation in an Ecclesiastical court. With Benedict Cumberbatch.
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22:00
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 6, Episode 3
3/6 The worst of the bad coppers, a one hit-wonder and the return of Patsy Straightwoman.
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22:30
iGod—Food
1/6 Fantastical comedic look at entertaining apocalypses on parallel Earths.
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22:45
The News at Bedtime—Series 1, Episode 1
1/7 Comedy series starring Jack Dee and Peter Capaldi, with the latest news in Nurseryland.
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23:00
What The Future?—Series 1, Bees
1/4 Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future. What if the bees were to be no more?
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23:30
Party—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 The second episode sees the young idealists wrangling over their party's Foreign Policy.
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Late
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00:00
Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—A Recluse
4/5 One hot night, a traveller must stay at a sinister gentleman's remote house.
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00:30
Great Lives—Goya
Diana Athill joins Matthew Parris to explore the life of Spanish painter Goya.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 3. Norman Urquhart
3/6 Lord Peter Wimsey ponders a changed will, and whether Harriet's lover took his own life.
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01:30
The Boy who Bought a Field
Francis Pryor meets the archaeologist who bought the land covering a lost medieval town.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—History of the Rain, Episode 9
9/10 When Virgil stops writing poetry Ruth and her mother devise a scheme to help.
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02:15
The Invention of Childhood—But Can She Spin?
9/30 How girls' education regressed in the 16th century, with sinful Eve the female archetype.
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02:30
Charlotte Bronte - The Professor—9. Joy and Sorrow
9/10 Happy news for William and Frances, but the orphan worries for their future.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Doubling Back, The Heaven above and the Road below
4/5 A beautiful and moving memoir in which the author walks in the footsteps of others.
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03:00
Classic Serial—Guy de Maupassant - Bel Ami, Episode 1
1/2 Bel Ami is making the perfect match, but his past is about to catch up with him.
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04:00
The Write Stuff—Series 1, Jane Austen
1/6 James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Victoria Glendinning and Tracey MacLeod
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04:30
Rent—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 Paul and Ruby are thinking of moving out, and Maria needs more space.
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05:00
Old Dog and Partridge—Episode 4
4/6 Jack is in for a birthday surprise, while a ladykiller woos barmaid Mrs Drummond.
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05:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 6, Episode 3
3/6 The worst of the bad coppers, a one hit-wonder and the return of Patsy Straightwoman.
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