Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Charles Chilton - Space Force—Series 1, 6. Marooned in Space
6/6 The crew battle to escape from the aliens, who are trying to target Chipper.
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00:30
A Good Read—Lionel Shriver and Jim Crace
Lionel Shriver and Jim Crace join Sue MacGregor at the Birmingham Book Festival.
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01:00
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 5
5/10 Friends welcome the swashbuckling daredevil back to Kent, but then he makes a new enemy.
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01:30
A Poem for Matisse
Irma Kurtz looks at painter Henri Matisse's creative relationship with poetry and words.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Simon Mawer - Tightrope, Episode One
1/10 Sam visits 80-year-old Marian Sutro and starts recording her life in espionage.
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02:15
A Piece of Cake—1. Goosnargh Cake
1/5 Choice slices of British sweet treats and the stories behind them.
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02:30
Cyrano de Bergerac—Episode 1
1/5 Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand in a new version by poet Glyn Maxwell.
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02:45
Book of the Week—B is for Bauhaus: An A-Z of the Modern World, Episode 1
1/5 Design expert Deyan Sudjic’s toolkit for understanding the modern world.
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03:00
Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Betrayal
1/2 Kiev is protected by an uneasy alliance. Brothers discover it's a bad time to be Tsarist.
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04:00
Quote... Unquote—Kate Fox, Olly Mann, Julian Mitchell and Joanna Scanlon
Nigel Rees quizzes Julian Mitchell, Olly Mann, Joanna Scanlan and Kate Fox.
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04:30
King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Filling In
3/6 A supply teacher arrives to cover Mr Long. Is she in tune with the school's philosophy?
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05:00
Flying the Flag—Series 3, Whose Rubbish Is It Anyway?
1/6 Toxic waste is a challenge for Ambassador Mackenzie on his Eastern Bloc posting.
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05:30
Just a Minute—Series 83, Episode 4
4/8 Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Lee Mack and Zoe Lyons join Nicholas Parsons.
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Morning
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06:00
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 6
6/10 When daredevil chum Mipps reappears on the scene, daring smuggling runs soon follow.
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06:30
Gurinder, The Movie
Film director Gurinder Chadha on the benefits of having Asian and British nationality.
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07:00
Smelling of Roses—Series 2, The Comeback Kid
3/6 Rosie's new client is an ex-children's entertainer.
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07:30
Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 3
3/4 Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
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08:00
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 4, The VIPs
6/6 With the writer's publisher and his wife due for summer drinks, the sprinkler comes out.
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08:30
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Strangers on a Train
1/13 Old mates Terry Collier and Bob Ferris are suddenly reunited. From July 1975.
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09:00
The Now Show—Series 54, Episode 2
2/7 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches
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09:30
Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 2
2/6 Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions and Patricia Routledge with surreal nonsense.
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10:00
Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Survival
2/2 The Turbin brothers find their survival skills tested as Elena is driven to intense prayer
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11:00
Telling Tales—Karine Polwart
Exploring storytelling in song with the musician and writer Karine Polwart.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 4, The VIPs
6/6 With the writer's publisher and his wife due for summer drinks, the sprinkler comes out.
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12:30
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Strangers on a Train
1/13 Old mates Terry Collier and Bob Ferris are suddenly reunited. From July 1975.
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13:00
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 6
6/10 When daredevil chum Mipps reappears on the scene, daring smuggling runs soon follow.
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13:30
Gurinder, The Movie
Film director Gurinder Chadha on the benefits of having Asian and British nationality.
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—Simon Mawer - Tightrope, Episode Two
2/10 With the war in Europe over, Marian is contacted by her previous spy handler.
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14:15
A Piece of Cake—2. Pontefract Cake
2/5 Another choice slice of British sweet treats and the stories behind them.
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14:30
Cyrano de Bergerac—Episode 2
2/5 The poet secretly loves Roxanne, but new recruit Christian has captured her heart.
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14:45
Book of the Week—B is for Bauhaus: An A-Z of the Modern World, Episode 2
2/5 The essential toolkit for understanding the modern world.
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15:00
Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Survival
2/2 The Turbin brothers find their survival skills tested as Elena is driven to intense prayer
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16:00
Genius—Series 1, John Fortune
3/5 Using laughing gas for riots? Dave Gorman asks John Fortune to select the best loopy idea.
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16:30
Ballylenon—Series 6, Episode 2
2/6 Guard Gallagher's impending trip to the Big Apple sparks a lot of gossip.
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17:00
Smelling of Roses—Series 2, The Comeback Kid
3/6 Rosie's new client is an ex-children's entertainer.
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17:30
Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 3
3/4 Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
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Evening
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18:00
A Short History of Vampires—1. Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
1/4 The Count looks out for a curious Englishman. Read by Dan Stevens.
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18:30
The Radio Detectives—Series 2, The Little Grey Cells of Hercule Poirot
2/5 The casebook of Agatha Christie's Belgian detective and his little grey cells.
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19:00
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 4, The VIPs
6/6 With the writer's publisher and his wife due for summer drinks, the sprinkler comes out.
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19:30
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Strangers on a Train
1/13 Old mates Terry Collier and Bob Ferris are suddenly reunited. From July 1975.
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20:00
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 6
6/10 When daredevil chum Mipps reappears on the scene, daring smuggling runs soon follow.
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20:30
Gurinder, The Movie
Film director Gurinder Chadha on the benefits of having Asian and British nationality.
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21:00
Telling Tales—Karine Polwart
Exploring storytelling in song with the musician and writer Karine Polwart.
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22:00
Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 3
3/4 Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
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22:30
Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Johnson
4/4 James Boswell, Dr Johnson's biographer, attempts to write a life of Boris Johnson.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—Kieran Hodgson 1/2
The best in contemporary comedy. Jon Holmes chats to Kieran Hodgson.
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23:00
Old Harry's Game—Series 7, Episode 2
2/6 The devil needs to sort some stuff out with God. But God is off having some 'me time'.
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23:30
Goodness Gracious Me—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4 A dizzy Indian ad agency, a lovesick lament to Lahore, and the blundering Bhangra Muffins.
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Late
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00:00
A Short History of Vampires—1. Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
1/4 The Count looks out for a curious Englishman. Read by Dan Stevens.
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00:30
The Radio Detectives—Series 2, The Little Grey Cells of Hercule Poirot
2/5 The casebook of Agatha Christie's Belgian detective and his little grey cells.
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01:00
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 6
6/10 When daredevil chum Mipps reappears on the scene, daring smuggling runs soon follow.
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01:30
Gurinder, The Movie
Film director Gurinder Chadha on the benefits of having Asian and British nationality.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Simon Mawer - Tightrope, Episode Two
2/10 With the war in Europe over, Marian is contacted by her previous spy handler.
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02:15
A Piece of Cake—2. Pontefract Cake
2/5 Another choice slice of British sweet treats and the stories behind them.
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02:30
Cyrano de Bergerac—Episode 2
2/5 The poet secretly loves Roxanne, but new recruit Christian has captured her heart.
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02:45
Book of the Week—B is for Bauhaus: An A-Z of the Modern World, Episode 2
2/5 The essential toolkit for understanding the modern world.
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03:00
Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Survival
2/2 The Turbin brothers find their survival skills tested as Elena is driven to intense prayer
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04:00
Genius—Series 1, John Fortune
3/5 Using laughing gas for riots? Dave Gorman asks John Fortune to select the best loopy idea.
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04:30
Ballylenon—Series 6, Episode 2
2/6 Guard Gallagher's impending trip to the Big Apple sparks a lot of gossip.
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05:00
Smelling of Roses—Series 2, The Comeback Kid
3/6 Rosie's new client is an ex-children's entertainer.
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05:30
Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 3
3/4 Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
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