Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein—6. The Secret
6/6 Heartbroken Lazarus Long's thoughts begin to turn to home on Earth.
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00:30
Off the Page—Fatherhood
Dominic Arkwright, John Simpson, Will Cohu and Shaun Bailey discuss the role of fatherhood
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01:00
VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 1. Friendship
1/6 Private eye V.I. Warshawski is suspicious when a pregnant girl dies in hospital.
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01:30
The Left-Handed Sleeper—5. Domino
5/5 Will Cadwall be forced into a deal with the KGB? Concluding episode of spy thriller.
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02:00
Balancing Acts: Behind the Scenes at the National Theatre—5. 50 Years
5/5 Nicholas Hytner's memoir of 12 years running the National Theatre, read by the author.
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02:15
Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte—5. Seaside
5/5 Agnes's father is seriously ill, so she returns home with a heavy heart.
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02:30
State of Grace
Grace Dent explores the modern idea of grace.
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03:00
Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky—3. The Plains of Cement
3/3 Bob gives Jenny an ultimatum and Ella confronts Mr Eccles.
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04:00
Wordaholics—Series 3, Episode 5
5/6 Gyles Brandreth welcomes Lloyd Langford, Holly Walsh, Paul Sinha and Natalie Haynes.
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04:30
Bookcases—Series 1, The Man in White
3/4 Bored by Gerald, Cordelia is having fun with struggling novelist Wilkie Collins.
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05:00
Clare in the Community—Series 10, Sisters
3/6 Clare and her estranged sister are forced to cooperate with one another.
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05:30
Dot—Series 3, Dial M for Myrtle
2/4 A suspicious death leaves the gals from personnel no options other than to investigate.
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Morning
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06:00
Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death
A country house, a corpse - and the butler's not to blame.
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07:30
Great Lives—Mae West
Writer Kathy Lette proposes the blondest bombshell of them all, Mae West.
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08:00
The Motion Show—Series 1, Episode 6
6/6 Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Pete Sinclair, Steve Punt, Michael White.
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08:30
Life in London—Mr Lushington
3/6 Pierce Egan is behind with news of slums, a king's interiors and a dog-and-monkey fight.
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09:00
Comedy Controller—Bill Oddie
The one-time Goodie's choices include Up the Pole, ITMA, and Archie's the Boy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Relativity—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 It's Ian and Chloe’s wedding day and Chloe’s estranged parents are testing patience
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12:30
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Elopement
6/14 With Bill suffering heartache, can The Lad and Sid smooth the path to true love?
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13:00
The Left-Handed Sleeper—1. Who Goes Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ?
1/5 An MP vanishes one morning and MI5 are on his tail. Stars Richard Pasco.
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13:30
The Left-Handed Sleeper—2. Death in West Hampstead
2/5 Christine can't believe husband Mark is a spy - and is his loyal secretary in danger?
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14:00
The Left-Handed Sleeper—3. The Executioner
3/5 Mark Ritchie is in Tangier, Christine is taken to a ' safe ' house, but where is Letitia?
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14:30
The Left-Handed Sleeper—4. Reunion in Tangier
4/5 Mark Ritchie meets a series of unexpected guests in his Tangier hotel room. Spy serial.
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15:00
The Left-Handed Sleeper—5. Domino
5/5 Will Cadwall be forced into a deal with the KGB? Concluding episode of spy thriller.
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15:30
A Good Read—Andi Osho and Toby Young
Andi Osho and Toby Young talk to Sian Williams about their favourite books.
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16:00
Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death
A country house, a corpse - and the butler's not to blame.
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17:30
Great Lives—Mae West
Writer Kathy Lette proposes the blondest bombshell of them all, Mae West.
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Evening
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18:00
James Follett - The Doppelganger Machine
It’s Christmas 1933. A flight from Paris to Croydon lands in a strange place – and time.
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19:00
Comedy Controller—Bill Oddie
The one-time Goodie's choices include Up the Pole, ITMA, and Archie's the Boy.
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22:00
Saturday Night Fry—Episode 4
4/6 Stephen Fry serves up witty banter with Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent and Alison Steadman.
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22:30
The Maltby Collection—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6 A dodgy alarm system doesn't help museum cleaner Eva's wedding day nerves.
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23:00
Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 2, Myths
3/6 Welsh dragon, Merlin and Fireman Sam. Determining the ultimate mythical hero of Wales.
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23:30
The Ape That Got Lucky—Social Development
2/4 Chris Addison explores human evolution.
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Late
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00:00
James Follett - The Doppelganger Machine
It’s Christmas 1933. A flight from Paris to Croydon lands in a strange place – and time.
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01:00
The Left-Handed Sleeper—1. Who Goes Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ?
1/5 An MP vanishes one morning and MI5 are on his tail. Stars Richard Pasco.
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01:30
The Left-Handed Sleeper—2. Death in West Hampstead
2/5 Christine can't believe husband Mark is a spy - and is his loyal secretary in danger?
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02:00
The Left-Handed Sleeper—3. The Executioner
3/5 Mark Ritchie is in Tangier, Christine is taken to a ' safe ' house, but where is Letitia?
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02:30
The Left-Handed Sleeper—4. Reunion in Tangier
4/5 Mark Ritchie meets a series of unexpected guests in his Tangier hotel room. Spy serial.
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03:00
The Left-Handed Sleeper—5. Domino
5/5 Will Cadwall be forced into a deal with the KGB? Concluding episode of spy thriller.
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03:30
A Good Read—Andi Osho and Toby Young
Andi Osho and Toby Young talk to Sian Williams about their favourite books.
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04:00
Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death
A country house, a corpse - and the butler's not to blame.
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05:30
Great Lives—Mae West
Writer Kathy Lette proposes the blondest bombshell of them all, Mae West.
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