Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
A cautionary tale about smart technology, where danger prowls in the nursery.
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00:30
Off the Page—Nowt So Queer as Folk
Matthew Parris considers what is and what is not normal.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 2. Numbered
2/6 Guscott asks for help to discover why a drug dealer has the home secretary's phone number.
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01:30
Beckett in Brooklyn
Lisa Dwan takes a trilogy of Samuel Beckett plays to the Brooklyn Academy of Music
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02:00
Paul Murray - The Mark and the Void—Episode 10
10/10 A bank collapses, a heist is averted and Claude makes a daring decision.
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02:15
Friends & Foes - A Narrative History of Diplomacy—Small Nation, Big Diplomacy
5/10 Professor David Rothkopf examines Norway's pivotal role in Middle East peace.
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02:30
MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions—Episode 15
15/20 Safe and with the woman he loves, Ash cannot work out how to marry her.
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02:45
Philip Glass - Words without Music—Episode 5
5/5 Koyaanisqatsi to Kundun, Philip Glass explains his approach to composing film soundtracks.
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03:00
Oscar Wilde—The Picture of Dorian Gray, 2. Retribution
2/2 The aristocrat is living a life of selfish pleasure. But is retribution on the horizon?
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04:00
Funny You Should Ask—From 23/07/1979
Peter Jones tests three experts in comedy - Sid Colin, Barry Cryer and John Junkin.
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04:30
Dry Slopes—Series 1, Dry Wit
4/4 Friendless, jobless Angus writes a requiem to himself. He is really a genius, you know.
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05:00
The Lentil Sorters—Multi-Parameter Database Search
2/4 A database linking of Ribena and MI5 makes Graham reach for his Stress Cardigan.
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05:30
The Skewer—Series 1, Episode 6
6/6 From the mind of Jon Holmes comes topical satire like you've never heard it before.
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Morning
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06:00
Neville Watchurst - A Vital Flaw
A German doctor's dilemma as his wartime patient Heinrich Himmler grows dependent on him.
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07:30
Reimagining the City—Series 2, Birmingham
1/3 Soweto Kinch offers a different vision of a city he's loved all his life - Birmingham
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08:00
Archive on 4—In the Bluff
Poet Paul Farley shows his hand in a celebration of bluffing, from poker to geo-politics.
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09:00
Dr Hannah Fry: Codebreaker
Dr Hannah Fry brings you the best in codes, ciphers and secrets from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio archive
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Afternoon
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12:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The Bolshoi Ballet
2/20 The Lad's hopes of seeing a night of dance at Covent Garden don't quite go to plan.
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12:30
Such Rotten Luck—Series 1, Stories Before Bed
4/6 Woodhouse attempts to write children's fiction.
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13:00
Girls of Riyadh (Omnibus)
Four young Saudi women dream of romance and excitement, but reality often gets in the way.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Frank Skinner
Frank Skinner selects tracks by Dean Martin and George Formby.
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14:15
With Great Pleasure—Les Dennis
Les Dennis’s literary favourites include Pygmalion, Wuthering Heights and Winnie the Pooh.
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14:45
Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 2, Young Chocolate
3/5 Carter's uncle fancies a good funeral, so they head off to a boxer's burial.
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15:00
Archive on 4—In the Bluff
Poet Paul Farley shows his hand in a celebration of bluffing, from poker to geo-politics.
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16:00
Neville Watchurst - A Vital Flaw
A German doctor's dilemma as his wartime patient Heinrich Himmler grows dependent on him.
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17:30
Reimagining the City—Series 2, Birmingham
1/3 Soweto Kinch offers a different vision of a city he's loved all his life - Birmingham
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Evening
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18:00
John Wyndham - The Kraken Wakes—Episode 2
2/2 A modern retelling by Val McDermid of John Wyndham's classic science fiction tale.
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19:00
Dr Hannah Fry: Codebreaker
Dr Hannah Fry brings you the best in codes, ciphers and secrets from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio archive
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22:00
Josh Howie's Losing It—Series 1, The Route
4/6 Josh and his wife Monique attend their first NCT class.
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22:30
Chain Reaction—Series 11, 2. Al Murray interviews Ian Hislop
2/6 Al Murray, the Pub Landlord creator, passes the baton to comedian and satirist Ian Hislop.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—Ruth Bratt 2/3
Jake Yapp chats to improv-musical-comedy star Ruth Bratt.
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23:00
Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters—Series 2, Episode 2
2/4 The sinister ringmaster presents a bizarre and hilarious world of sketches and characters.
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23:30
Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 4, Market Towns
1/3 Elis James determines which Welsh market towns are the nation’s best.
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Late
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00:00
John Wyndham - The Kraken Wakes—Episode 2
2/2 A modern retelling by Val McDermid of John Wyndham's classic science fiction tale.
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01:00
Girls of Riyadh (Omnibus)
Four young Saudi women dream of romance and excitement, but reality often gets in the way.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Frank Skinner
Frank Skinner selects tracks by Dean Martin and George Formby.
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02:15
With Great Pleasure—Les Dennis
Les Dennis’s literary favourites include Pygmalion, Wuthering Heights and Winnie the Pooh.
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02:45
Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 2, Young Chocolate
3/5 Carter's uncle fancies a good funeral, so they head off to a boxer's burial.
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03:00
Archive on 4—In the Bluff
Poet Paul Farley shows his hand in a celebration of bluffing, from poker to geo-politics.
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04:00
Neville Watchurst - A Vital Flaw
A German doctor's dilemma as his wartime patient Heinrich Himmler grows dependent on him.
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05:30
Reimagining the City—Series 2, Birmingham
1/3 Soweto Kinch offers a different vision of a city he's loved all his life - Birmingham
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