Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—1. Taking the Michelangelo
1/4 When Bernie catches the wrong bus, he is transported back to 16th century Rome.
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00:30
The Radio Detectives—Series 1, Sexton Blake, the Other Baker Street Detective
3/5 Jeffrey Richards probes the many incarnations of 'the poor man's Sherlock Holmes'.
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01:00
Hercule Poirot—The Mystery of the Blue Train, 2. The Blue Train
2/6 Katherine travels to Nice but when she gets there, a new acquaintance is found dead.
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01:30
Calvin and Hobbes
Phill Jupitus on the comic strip about a boy and his tiger.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 2
2/10 Claire is trying to keep control of Jacob's birthday party and Issy says she feels unwell.
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02:15
Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—Getting a Job: Nepotism or Meritocracy?
Lucy reveals how hiring the 'best man for the job' wasn't always the way it was done.
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02:30
Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—2. Toby
2/10 Pregnant Jane tries to make her bedsit a little more homely, and learns of Toby's writing.
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02:45
Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Modern-Day Icelanders and their Viking Past
2/5 Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.
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03:00
Drama on 4—Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea, Episode 2
2/2 Jeremy Irons stars as Charles Arrowby in Iris Murdoch’s Booker prize-winning masterpiece.
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04:00
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 5, Hughes, Czerski, Finkelman
5/6 John Lloyd and Jimmy Carr with Sean Hughes, Dr Helen Czerski and Dr Irving Finkel.
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04:30
Up the Garden Path—Series 2, You Shall Go to the Ball
6/8 Izzy gets invited to a ball in Cambridge, but she could do with a fairy godmother.
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05:00
Second Thoughts—Series 3, Backs to the Drawing Board
7/8 Bill takes time off to help a friend, but Faith is already working at home.
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05:30
Love in Recovery—Series 3, Making Plans
5/6 What’s it like to go to a wedding as a recovering alcoholic?
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Morning
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06:00
Hercule Poirot—The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite
3/6 With a murder victim and a gem stolen, the Belgian sleuth begins to ‘arrange the facts’.
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06:30
Bach Fever!
How the music of Bach has provided an incredible resource for a wide range of other genres
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07:00
Second Holmes—6. The Case of the Missing Link
6/6 The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet a member of the Moriarty family.
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07:30
ReincarNathan—Series 1, Snail
1/4 Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe star in the sitcom about reincarnation.
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08:00
The Navy Lark—Series 7, The Poveys Move House
4/12 Captain Povey is moving house and needs to shift furniture. Step forward Pertwee.
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08:30
Not in Front of the Children—Series 2, Old Grey Mare
1/13 With Jennifer 'expecting', a weekend in the country goes awry.
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09:00
The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 4
Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Mel Giedroyc, Peter Baynham and Richard Herring.
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09:30
Big Jim and the Figaro Club—The Old Dunkirk Spirit
6/6 Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates.
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10:00
Elizabeth Bowen - The House in Paris—1. 1934
1/3 From her deathbed, sinister Madame Fisher manipulates young Henrietta and Leopold.
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11:00
Copenhagen Curios—The Tallboy
2/3 Why is a rich woman so keen to offload her precious antique tallboy at any price?
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11:15
Nick Warburton - Every Book in the World
Sir Thomas Phillipps aimed to own a copy of every book, but his mania came at a price.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Navy Lark—Series 7, The Poveys Move House
4/12 Captain Povey is moving house and needs to shift furniture. Step forward Pertwee.
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12:30
Not in Front of the Children—Series 2, Old Grey Mare
1/13 With Jennifer 'expecting', a weekend in the country goes awry.
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13:00
Hercule Poirot—The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite
3/6 With a murder victim and a gem stolen, the Belgian sleuth begins to ‘arrange the facts’.
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13:30
Bach Fever!
How the music of Bach has provided an incredible resource for a wide range of other genres
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 3
3/10 Issy's been rushed to hospital suffering from meningitis.
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14:15
Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—The Career Ladder
Lucy Kellaway charts the emergence of the career ladder as a way to motivate staff.
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14:30
Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—3. Jazz
3/10 Pregnant Jane receives a letter from her father, and visits a jazz club with Toby.
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14:45
Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Norway and its Oil Riches
3/5 Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.
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15:00
Elizabeth Bowen - The House in Paris—1. 1934
1/3 From her deathbed, sinister Madame Fisher manipulates young Henrietta and Leopold.
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16:00
The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 4
Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Mel Giedroyc, Peter Baynham and Richard Herring.
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16:30
Big Jim and the Figaro Club—The Old Dunkirk Spirit
6/6 Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates.
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17:00
Second Holmes—6. The Case of the Missing Link
6/6 The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet a member of the Moriarty family.
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17:30
ReincarNathan—Series 1, Snail
1/4 Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe star in the sitcom about reincarnation.
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Evening
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18:00
The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—2. Don't Be a Freud
2/4 The travellers hit 19th-century Austria, with Freud set to reveal his views on telepathy.
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18:30
My Life in Five Books—Series 1, Quintin Jardine
8/8 Crime writer Quintin Jardine tells Stuart Cosgrove about five of his favourite books.
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19:00
The Navy Lark—Series 7, The Poveys Move House
4/12 Captain Povey is moving house and needs to shift furniture. Step forward Pertwee.
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19:30
Not in Front of the Children—Series 2, Old Grey Mare
1/13 With Jennifer 'expecting', a weekend in the country goes awry.
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20:00
Hercule Poirot—The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite
3/6 With a murder victim and a gem stolen, the Belgian sleuth begins to ‘arrange the facts’.
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20:30
Bach Fever!
How the music of Bach has provided an incredible resource for a wide range of other genres
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21:00
Copenhagen Curios—The Tallboy
2/3 Why is a rich woman so keen to offload her precious antique tallboy at any price?
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21:15
Nick Warburton - Every Book in the World
Sir Thomas Phillipps aimed to own a copy of every book, but his mania came at a price.
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22:00
ReincarNathan—Series 1, Snail
1/4 Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe star in the sitcom about reincarnation.
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22:30
The Brig Society—Series 3, GCSE
6/6 Please turn your radio over and start listening as Marcus Brigstocke retakes his GCSEs.
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23:00
Flight of the Conchords—Pop Song
4/6 The band want to pen a song for a teen idol without selling out.
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23:30
We Are Klang: Amazing Lives—Explorer
3/4 Presumed dead after a 20-year trek, two explorers reveal their findings.
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Late
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00:00
The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—2. Don't Be a Freud
2/4 The travellers hit 19th-century Austria, with Freud set to reveal his views on telepathy.
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00:30
My Life in Five Books—Series 1, Quintin Jardine
8/8 Crime writer Quintin Jardine tells Stuart Cosgrove about five of his favourite books.
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01:00
Hercule Poirot—The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite
3/6 With a murder victim and a gem stolen, the Belgian sleuth begins to ‘arrange the facts’.
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01:30
Bach Fever!
How the music of Bach has provided an incredible resource for a wide range of other genres
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 3
3/10 Issy's been rushed to hospital suffering from meningitis.
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02:15
Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—The Career Ladder
Lucy Kellaway charts the emergence of the career ladder as a way to motivate staff.
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02:30
Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—3. Jazz
3/10 Pregnant Jane receives a letter from her father, and visits a jazz club with Toby.
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02:45
Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Norway and its Oil Riches
3/5 Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.
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03:00
Elizabeth Bowen - The House in Paris—1. 1934
1/3 From her deathbed, sinister Madame Fisher manipulates young Henrietta and Leopold.
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04:00
The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 4
Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Mel Giedroyc, Peter Baynham and Richard Herring.
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04:30
Big Jim and the Figaro Club—The Old Dunkirk Spirit
6/6 Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates.
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05:00
Second Holmes—6. The Case of the Missing Link
6/6 The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet a member of the Moriarty family.
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05:30
ReincarNathan—Series 1, Snail
1/4 Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe star in the sitcom about reincarnation.
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