Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Robert Aickman Stories—5. Just A Song At Twilight
5/5 All their London friends said Lydia and Timo were mad. But when the dream takes hold...
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00:15
Julia Jones - Over and Done With
With her father gravely ill, Sybil heads to the family home for the first time in ages.
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00:30
Off the Page—Alter Egos
Matthew Parris welcomes three guests. Or is it more? He and his guests explore identity.
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01:00
Book at Beachtime—Jill Mansell - To the Moon and Back, Episode 5
5/5 Jill Mansell's sparky romantic comedy about learning to fall in love with life again.
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01:30
The Last Of The Hardy Players
Julian Fellowes meets an original member of a theatre group supported by Thomas Hardy.
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02:00
Romesh Gunesekera - Reef—Episode 5
5/7 Sri Lanka, 1960s: Triton greets a new era as Miss Nili moves in with Mr Salgado.
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02:15
A Brief History of Mathematics—Nicolas Bourbaki
10/10 Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
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02:30
Bindi Business—Series 1, 5. Obstacles
5/5 An eccentric 'olderpreneur's' adventures in business. Stars Meera Syal.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Alan Cumming - Not My Father's Son: A Family Memoir, Wrapping Up
5/5 Alan Cumming concludes his moving memoir about his relationship with his father.
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03:00
Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee—3. The Verdict
3/3 The uprising is defeated and Leigh and John Simon find themselves on trial for murder.
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04:00
Who Goes There?—Series 5, Episode 4
4/6 Martin Young's famous people quiz. With Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Gyles Brandreth.
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04:30
Mr Finchley Goes to Paris—Episode 6
6/6 It's all change for the solicitor's clerk and Robert, as their original plans go awry.
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05:00
Secrets and Lattes—Series 2, Burns and a' that
4/6 Burns night, a charming newcomer and an unexpected guest make for drama in Cafe Culture.
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05:30
Cooking in a Bedsitter—Series 1, Stuffed Eggs
2/4 Beattie Edmondson stars in a new comedy inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic
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Morning
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06:00
Stewart Conn - Thistlewood
It's the early 19th century and a group of radicals plans to assassinate the cabinet.
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07:30
Roger Deakin - The House
Roger Deakin presents a unique sound portrait of life from Suffolk.
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08:00
World Book Club—Celeste Ng - Everything I Never Told You
Chinese-American writer Celeste Ng talks to Lawrence Pollard about her bestselling novel.
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08:50
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
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09:00
How to Have a Hit Show
Maria Friedman hears from the great songwriters of the past about How to Have a Hit Show.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Rest is History—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 Frank Skinner explores funny moments in history. With Dave Gorman and Sara Pascoe.
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12:30
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, The First Night Party
1/16 The Lad throws a launch party for his new series, but things don't quite go to plan.
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13:00
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus)—The Country Girls, Episode 1
1/2 Kate's father abandons the farm for drink. Story set in rural Ireland in the 1950s.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—David Gower
Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, fourth movement and 'Candle in the Wind' by Elton John.
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14:15
Frankly Speaking—Dr Jacob Bronowski
The mathematician and broadcaster Dr Jacob Bronowski discusses his career.
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14:45
Peter Tinniswood - Tales from the Backbench—Series 2, Time to Confess
4/4 Sir Plympton Makepeace admits to having created his persona on untruths and fantasy.
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15:00
World Book Club—Celeste Ng - Everything I Never Told You
Chinese-American writer Celeste Ng talks to Lawrence Pollard about her bestselling novel.
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15:50
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
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16:00
Stewart Conn - Thistlewood
It's the early 19th century and a group of radicals plans to assassinate the cabinet.
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17:30
Roger Deakin - The House
Roger Deakin presents a unique sound portrait of life from Suffolk.
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Evening
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18:00
Grimm's Fairy Tales—The Master Thief
A stranger returns to his home and seeks to awaken his long-sleeping sister.
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18:45
Edgar Allan Poe—The Pit and the Pendulum
In a dark dungeon, a man faces the threat of death.
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19:00
How to Have a Hit Show
Maria Friedman hears from the great songwriters of the past about How to Have a Hit Show.
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22:00
It's Jocelyn—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 Sketch comedy starring Jocelyn Jee Esien.
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22:30
Funny From the Fringe—2019, Episode 3
Catherine Bohart shows off the sights, sounds and smells of the Edinburgh arts festival.
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22:55
Comedy Club Extra—Marcel Morceaux, A La Recherche Des Faits Perdus
Jake Yapp and Jon Holmes on the legacy of Marcel Proust's A la Recherche du Temps Perdu.
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23:00
Richard Herring's Objective—Series 2, Page 3
3/4 Should Page 3 models be celebrated or consigned to history's dustbin?
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23:30
Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life—Series 1, Money
3/4 Mark discusses his own experiences of being poor and quite well-off.
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Late
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00:00
Grimm's Fairy Tales—The Master Thief
A stranger returns to his home and seeks to awaken his long-sleeping sister.
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00:45
Edgar Allan Poe—The Pit and the Pendulum
In a dark dungeon, a man faces the threat of death.
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01:00
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus)—The Country Girls, Episode 1
1/2 Kate's father abandons the farm for drink. Story set in rural Ireland in the 1950s.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—David Gower
Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, fourth movement and 'Candle in the Wind' by Elton John.
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02:15
Frankly Speaking—Dr Jacob Bronowski
The mathematician and broadcaster Dr Jacob Bronowski discusses his career.
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02:45
Peter Tinniswood - Tales from the Backbench—Series 2, Time to Confess
4/4 Sir Plympton Makepeace admits to having created his persona on untruths and fantasy.
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03:00
World Book Club—Celeste Ng - Everything I Never Told You
Chinese-American writer Celeste Ng talks to Lawrence Pollard about her bestselling novel.
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03:50
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
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04:00
Stewart Conn - Thistlewood
It's the early 19th century and a group of radicals plans to assassinate the cabinet.
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05:30
Roger Deakin - The House
Roger Deakin presents a unique sound portrait of life from Suffolk.
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