Schedule
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Early
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00:00
James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 5. The Pools of Time
5/10 The starship Challenger closes in on Zelda 5, where captives Darv and Astra face danger.
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00:30
Off the Page—The Good Life
Matthew Parris and guests decide between worthy and satisfying.
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01:00
Agatha Raisin—Series 2, 1. The Curious Curate
1/6 When the village curate is found murdered, the retired PR guru vows to catch his killer.
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01:30
Mad Houses
Ken Arnold explores how three European countries variously tell the history of madness.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Kazuo Ishiguro - The Buried Giant, Episode 5
5/10 David Suchet reads Kazuo Ishiguro's novel The Buried Giant.
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02:15
Life at 24 Frames a Second—Fade to Black
10/10 David Thomson considers cinema's future. Is the dream palace the place to dream anymore?
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02:30
Doris Lessing - The Good Terrorist—Episode 10
Doris Lessing's satire about hapless revolutionaries who plan to blow up a London hotel.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Young Eliot, Episode 5
5/5 Literary greats and The Waste Land. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot.
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03:00
Judith French - The Dutch Mariner
The myth that inspired The Flying Dutchman. Stars Gerard Murphy.
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04:00
It's Not What You Know—Series 2, Episode 5
5/7 Chaired by Miles Jupp, with Francis Wheen, Kirsty Wark and Andrew Maxwell.
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04:30
Gush—Episode 2
2/6 Could Cravate and Pomeroy's bitter rivalry ruin Prince Saudi's oil deal for world peace?
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05:00
A Whole 'Nother Story—Series 3, The Watchers
1/6 Cassie insists she is fine since Pete's move to the US. But is she really coping?
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05:30
Olga Koch: Fight
Olga Koch gives us an insight into growing up in the Russian Federation.
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Morning
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06:00
JB Priestley - Eden End
A retired GP reflects on the end of an era. Stars Joan Plowright.
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07:45
Roshi Fernando - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔsick—The Clangers
1/5 A young girl's first day at nursery school. Stories of Sri Lankan immigrants in Britain.
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08:00
Archive on 4—Ghost in the Machine
Dare you listen to a specially-crafted soundtrack of the supernatural?
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09:00
Diane Morgan Believes in Ghosts
Diane Morgan presents real-life tales of ghost hunting, hauntings and the unexplained.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Too Much Information—Episode 1
1/4 Comedy drama set in the idiosyncratic world of a tourist information office.
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12:30
Dad's Army—Series 2, Don't Fence Me In
14/20 Captain Mainwaring is horrified when some prisoners of war escape from a camp.
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13:00
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus)—The Lonely Girl, Episode 2
2/2 Kate returns to live with the married Eugene but her father soon comes looking for her.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Doon Mackichan
Comedian and actress Doon Mackichan chooses songs by Giuseppe Verdi and Led Zeppelin.
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14:15
With Great Pleasure—Catherine Bott
From Joyce Grenfell to J M Coetzee, singer Catherine Bott shares her favourite writers.
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14:45
Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 1, The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
4/5 Carter's uncle proposes staying at home, where he recalls days of steam and northern food.
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15:00
Archive on 4—Ghost in the Machine
Dare you listen to a specially-crafted soundtrack of the supernatural?
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16:00
JB Priestley - Eden End
A retired GP reflects on the end of an era. Stars Joan Plowright.
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17:45
Roshi Fernando - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔsick—The Clangers
1/5 A young girl's first day at nursery school. Stories of Sri Lankan immigrants in Britain.
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Evening
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18:00
Drama on 4—Ursula Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness, Episode 1
1/2 Ursula Le Guin's groundbreaking novel set on an ice-age world. Adapted by Judith Adams.
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19:00
Diane Morgan Believes in Ghosts
Diane Morgan presents real-life tales of ghost hunting, hauntings and the unexplained.
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22:00
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 8, Matlock and Matlock Bath
2/6 Mark Steel visits the Derbyshire town of Matlock Bath and performs for the locals.
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22:30
Big Problems with Helen Keen—Series 1, Other People
3/4 Helen Keen, Peter Serafinowicz and Susy Kane explore how to get on with everybody else.
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23:00
Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Leviathan
3/6 A family Thanksgiving gathering at the seaside and another instalment from David's diary.
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23:30
The Problem With Adam Bloom—Series 3, Parents
2/6 The comedian ponders the many difficulties involved in being, and having, a mum and dad.
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Late
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00:00
Drama on 4—Ursula Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness, Episode 1
1/2 Ursula Le Guin's groundbreaking novel set on an ice-age world. Adapted by Judith Adams.
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01:00
Utopia
Utopia by Thomas More dramatised by poet Michael Symmons Roberts.
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01:00
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus)—The Lonely Girl, Episode 2
2/2 Kate returns to live with the married Eugene but her father soon comes looking for her.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Doon Mackichan
Comedian and actress Doon Mackichan chooses songs by Giuseppe Verdi and Led Zeppelin.
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02:15
With Great Pleasure—Catherine Bott
From Joyce Grenfell to J M Coetzee, singer Catherine Bott shares her favourite writers.
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02:45
Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 1, The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
4/5 Carter's uncle proposes staying at home, where he recalls days of steam and northern food.
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03:00
Archive on 4—Ghost in the Machine
Dare you listen to a specially-crafted soundtrack of the supernatural?
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04:00
JB Priestley - Eden End
A retired GP reflects on the end of an era. Stars Joan Plowright.
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