Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 5. Communication Lost
5/20 With communications to Earth lost, Jet Morgan's courage is tested during a meteor swarm.
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00:30
Off the Page—Wickedness
Writers Philip Burley, Mimi Thebo and Richard Morton Jack on the nature of good and evil.
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01:00
The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 4, Honeymoon
5/5 Harry is embroiled in a bizarre plot to smuggle Sicily's most notorious bandit.
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01:20
Inheritance Tracks—Cyndi Lauper
Singer Cyndi Lauper chooses her favourite tracks.
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01:30
Midnight Feasts and Lashings of Ginger Beer
Why is British children's fiction so preoccupied with feasting? Sheila McClennon explores.
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02:00
Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 5
5/10 Nick continues to make his clandestine plans for the Post Office, and Elaine isn't happy.
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02:15
Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Sweden - Inspector Martin Beck
5/15 Mark Lawson discusses the influence of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo's Martin Beck novels.
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02:30
Katie Hims - Football Stories for Girls—Death or Glory
5/5 9 months pregnant, Maggie wonders why her husband left. Is it there a football link?
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02:45
Book of the Week—Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered, Episode 5
5/5 Leonardo returns to Florence and Francesco del Giocondo commissions a portrait of his wife
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03:00
War and Peace—Episode 10
10/10 Pierre recalls his time in prison, Kutuzov reluctantly leads the Battle of Tarutino.
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04:00
Hidden Treasures—Harewood House
4/8 The antiques quiz visits Harewood House in Yorkshire.
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04:30
Safety Catch—Series 3, Unforgiveable, That's What You Are
4/4 When the company's dealings become front page news, Simon wonders if he should be forgiven
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05:00
Reluctant Persuaders—Series 1, Lemon
1/4 The agency is shaken by the arrival of a new accounts chief.
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05:30
Lucy Porter In The Family Way… Again
Comedian Lucy Porter examines family life and the concept of legacy.
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Morning
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06:00
Drama on 4—James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever
Martin Jarvis directs his fifth all-star 007 production. Toby Stephens returns as Bond.
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07:30
Let Me Entertain You—Elizabethan London
2/4 Ringside gambling, brutal bear-baiting and Bankside theatre - the age of the libertine.
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08:00
Archive on 4—A Brief History of Shame
American satirist Joe Queenan explores Shame.
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09:00
Alexander Armstrong's Radio Heroes
A sterling chap guides us through a pantheon of fine wireless adventurers.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Counterpoint—Series 22, 2008 Semi-final 1
10/13 Paul Gambaccini host the music quiz semi-finals.
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12:30
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Fred's Pie Stall
7/14 The Lad sets out to save a Cheam institution threatened by closure.
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13:00
Curious Under the Stars—Series 8 (Omnibus) - The Owl and the Ivy
Gareth picks up a naked hitchhiker on the road into Glan Don.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Bridget Christie
The comedian chooses 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain' by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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14:15
With Great Pleasure—Tony Benn
The late Tony Benn selects a few of his most inspirational writings. From 2007.
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14:45
The (Almost) Accidental Adventures of Bell and Todd—The Magic Compass
4/6 Todd and Bell must escape from the Princess. Comic fantasy serial with June Whitfield.
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15:00
Archive on 4—A Brief History of Shame
American satirist Joe Queenan explores Shame.
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16:00
Drama on 4—James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever
Martin Jarvis directs his fifth all-star 007 production. Toby Stephens returns as Bond.
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17:30
Let Me Entertain You—Elizabethan London
2/4 Ringside gambling, brutal bear-baiting and Bankside theatre - the age of the libertine.
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Evening
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18:00
Jill Hyem - Past Refrain
A tune heard on her radio is haunting Lara. Is it a repressed memory?
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19:00
Alexander Armstrong's Radio Heroes
A sterling chap guides us through a pantheon of fine wireless adventurers.
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22:00
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 6, Melton Mowbray
2/6 Mark Steel visits the Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray and performs for the locals.
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22:30
Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2019, Nish Kumar
Nish Kumar chats to Jake Yapp and Jess Fostekew at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival.
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22:40
Comic Fringes—Comic Fringes: Series 7, A Difference of Opinion by Bridget Christie
3/3 Bridget's husband is assaulted by a European leader's ghost.
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22:55
Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2019, Rachel Mars and Pappys
Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club brings you the best of this year’s Machynlleth Comedy Festival
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23:05
Beef and Dairy Network—Broadcast Series 2, Episode 1
1/4 Interview with Michael Banyan, the former bovine poet laureate, who is now in hiding.
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23:35
Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2019, Gabriel Ebulue
Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club brings you the best of this year’s Machynlleth Comedy Festival
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23:40
The Hauntening—Series 1, Soulmaits
1/2 Tom Neenan discovers what horrors lurk in our apps and gadgets in this modern ghost story.
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23:55
Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2019, Jarred Christmas and Hobbit
Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club brings you the best of this year’s Machynlleth Comedy Festival
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Late
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00:00
Jill Hyem - Past Refrain
A tune heard on her radio is haunting Lara. Is it a repressed memory?
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01:00
Curious Under the Stars—Series 8 (Omnibus) - The Owl and the Ivy
Gareth picks up a naked hitchhiker on the road into Glan Don.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Bridget Christie
The comedian chooses 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain' by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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02:15
With Great Pleasure—Tony Benn
The late Tony Benn selects a few of his most inspirational writings. From 2007.
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02:45
The (Almost) Accidental Adventures of Bell and Todd—The Magic Compass
4/6 Todd and Bell must escape from the Princess. Comic fantasy serial with June Whitfield.
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03:00
Archive on 4—A Brief History of Shame
American satirist Joe Queenan explores Shame.
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04:00
Drama on 4—James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever
Martin Jarvis directs his fifth all-star 007 production. Toby Stephens returns as Bond.
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05:30
Let Me Entertain You—Elizabethan London
2/4 Ringside gambling, brutal bear-baiting and Bankside theatre - the age of the libertine.
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