Schedule
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Early
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00:00
H Rider Haggard - King Solomon's Mines—Episode 1
1/2 Tim McInnerny stars in a classic adventure - the quest for the legendary diamond mines.
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01:00
Wimsey—Whose Body?, 1. The Body in the Bath
1/5 Amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey is called to a flat in Battersea to inspect a dead body.
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01:30
Wimsey—Whose Body?, 2. Disappearance of a Financier
2/5 Amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey follows the trail of missing financier Sir Reuben Levy.
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02:00
Wimsey—Whose Body?, 3. Lunch at Lady Swaffham's
3/5 Lord Peter Wimsey delves deeper into his case of a body and missing person.
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02:30
Wimsey—Whose Body?, 4. Shellshock
4/5 Lord Peter Wimsey decides to probe an important witness.
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03:00
Wimsey—Whose Body?, 5. Bunter Brings a Letter
5/5 Lord Peter Wimsey makes a crucial appointment. Stars Ian Carmichael.
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03:30
A Good Read—Joe Boyd and Mat Fraser
Joe Boyd and Mat Fraser talk to Harriett Gilbert about the books they love.
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04:00
Noel Coward—This Happy Breed
The Gibbons family's inter-war life in a new suburban home from 1919 to 1939.
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05:30
Great Lives—Dickie Bird on the life of Sir Leonard Hutton
Dickie Bird champions his hero Sir Leonard Hutton.
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Morning
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06:00
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Kate has agreed to marry her father's research assistant. Read by Liza Ross.
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07:10
Inheritance Tracks—Natalie Cole
The singer chose ‘Smile’ by Nat ‘King' Cole and passed on ‘You Gotta Be’ by Des'ree.
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07:20
Shardlake (Omnibus)—Revelation, Episode 1
1/2 Lawyer detective Shardlake and his assistant hunt a killer on the streets of Tudor London.
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08:30
All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Goes to Town
10/13 The Bishop hopes to buy an ancient book at auction to display at St. Ogg’s.
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09:00
Mr Willow's Wife—4. The Lost Weekend
4/6 Ahead of a trip to Brighton, Felicity gets an unexpected cash windfall.
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09:30
Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 1, A Cavalier Attitude
3/4 Away from their model village, the duo tackle a civil war recreation.
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10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Coding, Dame Wendy Hall
Dame Wendy Hall is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs
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10:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Giant Birds
The famous naturalist muses on the largest known egg laid by a giant bird on Madagascar.
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11:00
Radiolab—Series 5, Translation
1/8 Radiolab explores ‘translation’ – how can it help led us to a deeper understanding?
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Afternoon
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12:00
Poetry Extra—Adventures in Poetry - Casabianca
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the Â鶹ԼÅÄ's poetry archive
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12:30
Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 2, The Bodyguard
6/6 Milton discovers that a diva and a tent full of jam don't mix as well as he'd imagined.
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13:00
Great Lives - 400 and Counting
From Leon Trotsky to Morecambe and Wise - the story behind 400 Great Lives.
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16:00
Drama on 4—Aurora Leigh
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's epic poem dramatised by Michael Symmons Roberts.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—Adventures in Poetry - Casabianca
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the Â鶹ԼÅÄ's poetry archive
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17:30
Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 2, The Bodyguard
6/6 Milton discovers that a diva and a tent full of jam don't mix as well as he'd imagined.
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Evening
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18:00
James Follett - Rules of Asylum—Episode 3
3/3 How did Valery escape? Will Suskin ever uncover the truth? Political thriller.
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18:30
Wally K Daly—With a Whimper to the Grave, Episode 3
3/3 As the aliens' plans are revealed, the World Council takes action. With Patrick Troughton.
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19:00
Radiolab—Series 5, Translation
1/8 Radiolab explores ‘translation’ – how can it help led us to a deeper understanding?
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20:00
Drama on 4—Aurora Leigh
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's epic poem dramatised by Michael Symmons Roberts.
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21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Coding, Dame Wendy Hall
Dame Wendy Hall is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs
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21:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Giant Birds
The famous naturalist muses on the largest known egg laid by a giant bird on Madagascar.
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22:00
Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 2, The Bodyguard
6/6 Milton discovers that a diva and a tent full of jam don't mix as well as he'd imagined.
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22:30
All the World's a Globe—1. The Creation
1/8 The National Theatre of Brent tells the chaotic and noisy story of life on Earth.
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22:45
Hearing with Hegley—Series 2, Episode 1
1/8 The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley entertains with a book of verse.
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23:00
Bad Salsa—Series 2, Last Call for Cuba
3/4 One of the women gets some devastating news, and Chippy's lie comes back to haunt her.
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23:30
We Are Klang: Amazing Lives—Max Phantasmo
2/4 The controversial American comedian, by those who know him.
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Late
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00:00
James Follett - Rules of Asylum—Episode 3
3/3 How did Valery escape? Will Suskin ever uncover the truth? Political thriller.
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00:30
Wally K Daly—With a Whimper to the Grave, Episode 3
3/3 As the aliens' plans are revealed, the World Council takes action. With Patrick Troughton.
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01:00
Great Lives - 400 and Counting
From Leon Trotsky to Morecambe and Wise - the story behind 400 Great Lives.
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04:00
Drama on 4—Aurora Leigh
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's epic poem dramatised by Michael Symmons Roberts.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Adventures in Poetry - Casabianca
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the Â鶹ԼÅÄ's poetry archive
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05:30
Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 2, The Bodyguard
6/6 Milton discovers that a diva and a tent full of jam don't mix as well as he'd imagined.
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