Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Short Works—Patricia Highsmith Stories, The Terrors Of Basket-Weaving
3/5 The Terrors Of Basket-Weaving by Patricia Highsmith. Diane finds a basket on the beach.
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00:15
Roald Dahl—Kiss Kiss, Royal Jelly
3/5 Charles Dance narrates a darkly comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Chris Emmett
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00:30
The Palace of Laughter—Series 1, Manchester Playhouse
3/6 Geoffrey Wheeler tells the story of the Manchester Playhouse and the Hulme Hippodrome.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Charles Paris: So Much Blood, 4. Legal Aid
4/6 Convinced that Willy was murdered, the thespian sleuth consults his solicitor friend.
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01:30
The Wales Window of Alabama
What links Wales to one of the darkest moments in the American civil rights movement?
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Sarah Hall - The Wolf Border, Episode 3
3/10 Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family
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02:15
Prime Ministers' Props—Series 1, Anthony Eden's Homburg Hat
3/5 David Cannadine explores the changing significance of Anthony Eden's Homburg hat.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Nigel Slater - Eating for England, Episode 3
3/5 An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir.
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02:45
Book of the Week—The Utopia Experiment, Episode 3
3/5 One man's attempt to survive a global catastrophe by setting up a commune in Scotland.
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03:00
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe—2. Friday
2/2 Solitude on the desert island gives way to cannibals, mutineers, and a man called Friday.
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04:00
Many a Slip—From 15/08/1978
Roy Plomley chairs the quiz strewn with errors.
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04:30
An Actor's Life for Me—Series 2, The Scottish Play
1/6 Observing the theatrical superstition, Robert Wilson multi-tasks in Macbeth.
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05:00
Electric Ink—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper.
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05:30
Susan Calman Makes Me Happy—Episode 4
4/4 Susan Calman explores why animals bring her such happiness.
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Morning
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06:00
Whodunnits—Charles Paris: So Much Blood, 5. Last Lunch
5/6 The thespian sleuth suspects a student of the murder of Willy, but another is acting oddly
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06:30
The Playlist Series—Queen Victoria's Playlist
In Buckingham Palace, David Owen Norris and guests hear Queen Victoria's favourite songs.
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07:00
Ballylenon—Series 8, Crime Fiction
5/6 A writer from London finds the local denizens ideal for a salacious work of fiction.
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07:30
Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice—Episode 2
2/4 Exploring what happens when Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior collapses.
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08:00
The Ken Dodd Show—From 25/04/1965
The toothy funster serves up a stint on a desert island with Man Friday.
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08:30
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 3, Episode 4
4/13 The Archers sell up, and Admiral Lord Nelson's diary. Sketches and songs.
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09:00
It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 A panel show hosted by Angus Deayton but devised by the panellists.
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09:30
Change at Oglethorpe—Remember, Remember the Fifth of September
4/6 Birthday celebrations go awry for the rural railway station's cafe proprietor June.
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10:00
Drama on 4—The Arabian Nights, Episode 1
1/2 An inventive adaptation by Glen Neath of wondrously entertaining and earthy tales.
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11:00
Survivors by Laura Barnett
Tamsin Greig reads Laura Barnett's story of Christmas diplomacy amid blended families
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11:15
Drama on 4—Sean Grundy - Far Side of the Moore
Tom Hollander as eccentric amateur Patrick Moore, battling to be the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's astronomer.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Ken Dodd Show—From 25/04/1965
The toothy funster serves up a stint on a desert island with Man Friday.
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12:30
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 3, Episode 4
4/13 The Archers sell up, and Admiral Lord Nelson's diary. Sketches and songs.
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13:00
Whodunnits—Charles Paris: So Much Blood, 5. Last Lunch
5/6 The thespian sleuth suspects a student of the murder of Willy, but another is acting oddly
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13:30
The Playlist Series—Queen Victoria's Playlist
In Buckingham Palace, David Owen Norris and guests hear Queen Victoria's favourite songs.
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—Sarah Hall - The Wolf Border, Episode 4
4/10 Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family
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14:15
Prime Ministers' Props—Series 1, Sir Alec Douglas-Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Matchsticks
4/5 David Cannadine explores Sir Alec Douglas-Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's matchbox economics.
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14:30
15 Minute Drama—Nigel Slater - Eating for England, Episode 4
4/5 An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir.
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14:45
Book of the Week—The Utopia Experiment, Episode 4
4/5 One man's attempt to survive a global catastrophe by setting up a commune in Scotland.
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15:00
Drama on 4—The Arabian Nights, Episode 1
1/2 An inventive adaptation by Glen Neath of wondrously entertaining and earthy tales.
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16:00
It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 A panel show hosted by Angus Deayton but devised by the panellists.
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16:30
Change at Oglethorpe—Remember, Remember the Fifth of September
4/6 Birthday celebrations go awry for the rural railway station's cafe proprietor June.
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17:00
Ballylenon—Series 8, Crime Fiction
5/6 A writer from London finds the local denizens ideal for a salacious work of fiction.
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17:30
Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice—Episode 2
2/4 Exploring what happens when Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior collapses.
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Evening
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18:00
Short Works—Patricia Highsmith Stories, The Man Who Wrote Books In His Head
4/5 The Man Who Wrote Books In His Head by Patricia Highsmith. Cheever says he is a writer.
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18:15
Roald Dahl—Kiss Kiss, Mrs Bixby and The Colonel's Coat
4/5 Charles Dance narrates a comic tale of adultery. With Kerry Shale and Lorelei King.
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18:30
Great Lives—DJ Sara Cox nominates singer Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes
Sara Cox nominates the American hip hop artist and rapper Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes.
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19:00
The Ken Dodd Show—From 25/04/1965
The toothy funster serves up a stint on a desert island with Man Friday.
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19:30
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 3, Episode 4
4/13 The Archers sell up, and Admiral Lord Nelson's diary. Sketches and songs.
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20:00
Whodunnits—Charles Paris: So Much Blood, 5. Last Lunch
5/6 The thespian sleuth suspects a student of the murder of Willy, but another is acting oddly
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20:30
The Playlist Series—Queen Victoria's Playlist
In Buckingham Palace, David Owen Norris and guests hear Queen Victoria's favourite songs.
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21:00
Survivors by Laura Barnett
Tamsin Greig reads Laura Barnett's story of Christmas diplomacy amid blended families
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21:15
Drama on 4—Sean Grundy - Far Side of the Moore
Tom Hollander as eccentric amateur Patrick Moore, battling to be the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's astronomer.
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22:00
Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice—Episode 2
2/4 Exploring what happens when Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior collapses.
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22:30
Lewis Macleod Is Not Himself—Episode 1
1/4 The show that looks behind the scenes at the life and work of the star impressionist.
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23:00
Mr and Mrs Smith—Series 1, The Music Festival
3/4 Will reluctantly joins Annabelle at a music festival with her annoying friend Heather.
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23:30
Cowards—Series 2, Episode 1
1/4 Sketch show with a comic slant on human frailties.
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Late
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00:00
Short Works—Patricia Highsmith Stories, The Man Who Wrote Books In His Head
4/5 The Man Who Wrote Books In His Head by Patricia Highsmith. Cheever says he is a writer.
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00:15
Roald Dahl—Kiss Kiss, Mrs Bixby and The Colonel's Coat
4/5 Charles Dance narrates a comic tale of adultery. With Kerry Shale and Lorelei King.
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00:30
Great Lives—DJ Sara Cox nominates singer Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes
Sara Cox nominates the American hip hop artist and rapper Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Charles Paris: So Much Blood, 5. Last Lunch
5/6 The thespian sleuth suspects a student of the murder of Willy, but another is acting oddly
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01:30
The Playlist Series—Queen Victoria's Playlist
In Buckingham Palace, David Owen Norris and guests hear Queen Victoria's favourite songs.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Sarah Hall - The Wolf Border, Episode 4
4/10 Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family
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02:15
Prime Ministers' Props—Series 1, Sir Alec Douglas-Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Matchsticks
4/5 David Cannadine explores Sir Alec Douglas-Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's matchbox economics.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Nigel Slater - Eating for England, Episode 4
4/5 An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir.
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02:45
Book of the Week—The Utopia Experiment, Episode 4
4/5 One man's attempt to survive a global catastrophe by setting up a commune in Scotland.
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03:00
Drama on 4—The Arabian Nights, Episode 1
1/2 An inventive adaptation by Glen Neath of wondrously entertaining and earthy tales.
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04:00
It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 A panel show hosted by Angus Deayton but devised by the panellists.
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04:30
Change at Oglethorpe—Remember, Remember the Fifth of September
4/6 Birthday celebrations go awry for the rural railway station's cafe proprietor June.
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05:00
Ballylenon—Series 8, Crime Fiction
5/6 A writer from London finds the local denizens ideal for a salacious work of fiction.
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05:30
Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice—Episode 2
2/4 Exploring what happens when Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior collapses.
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