Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Mike Walker - Alpha
An all-knowing computer seems to have an independent life of its own.
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01:00
Dick Francis—Bolt, 1. Threats and Menaces
1/5 A princess recruits champion jockey Kit Fielding to fend off her dangerous cousin.
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01:30
Dick Francis—Bolt, 2. Horses Begin to Die
2/5 Bent on winning French approval to make guns, Henri threatens the princess's husband.
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02:00
Dick Francis—Bolt, 3. Hostile Intelligence
3/5 Danielle faces a terrifying ordeal while Princess Casilla must deal with another shock.
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02:30
Dick Francis—Bolt, 4. The Killing Game
4/5 Prince Litsi faces terror at the top of the old stand at Bradbury race course.
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03:00
Dick Francis—Bolt, 5. Nemesis for Two
5/5 Jockey Kit Fielding lays a trap to foil Henri de Brescou's plan to slaughter more horses.
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03:30
A Good Read—Laura Solon and Fleur Adcock
Harriett Gilbert, Laura Solon and Fleur Adcock discuss their favourite books.
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04:00
Barbara Vine - A Fatal Inversion
1976: An idyllic hot summer for Adam and his makeshift commune ends in tragedy
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05:30
Great Lives—Susan Calman on Molly Weir
Comedian Susan Calman chooses the life of actress Molly Weir.
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Morning
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06:00
Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson (Omnibus)
The adventures and perils of an otter born in North Devon.
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07:10
Inheritance Tracks—Pam Ayres
Poet Pam Ayres inherits military song 'When the Guards Are on Parade'.
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07:20
Gregory Evans - Blood and Milk (Omnibus)—Series 1 Omnibus, Part 1/2
Gangsters, gambling and an innocent abroad in 1890s Whitechapel.
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08:30
PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Tribulations of an Uncle By Marriage
3/7 After the cottage inferno, Bertie Wooster plots a fake burglary.
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09:00
The TV Lark—The Prestige Show
Fledgling channel Troutbridge TV stages a gala programme to boost its viewership.
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09:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 2, The Operation
6/6 Can Ed write his novel in a hospital environment - or merely complain?
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10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Black American Icons, Whoopi Goldberg
Actor, comic and producer Whoopi Goldberg is castaway by Kirsty Young.
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10:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
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11:00
Radiolab—Series 5, Post No Evil
8/8 Radiolab explores how to define hate speech in the age of social media giants?
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Afternoon
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12:00
Poetry Extra—Adelia Prado - Voice of Brazil
Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archives.
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12:30
The Casebook of Max and Ivan—Series 2, Case #73 - Cirque Du Solihull
3/4 Bridget Christie joins Max and Ivan as they investigate strange goings-on at the circus.
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13:00
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (Omnibus)
A meditation on snow by writer Marcus Sedgwick.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Ken Follett
Ken Follett chooses tracks by Cor Meibion Dolgellau A'r Cylch and by Leonard Cohen.
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14:20
Monsignor Quixote by Graham Greene (Omnibus)—Episode 2/2
2/2 A robber is helped by Father Quixote and Sancho, who pay an unexpected price.
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15:30
Jack Jackson: Rhythm and Radio Fun Remembered
Exploring the legacy of musician and broadcaster Jack Jackson.
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16:00
Inspector Resnick—Bird of Paradise
Jerzy Grabianski is a high class burglar with an enthusiasm for ornithology.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—Adelia Prado - Voice of Brazil
Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archives.
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17:30
The Casebook of Max and Ivan—Series 2, Case #73 - Cirque Du Solihull
3/4 Bridget Christie joins Max and Ivan as they investigate strange goings-on at the circus.
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Evening
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18:00
A Sting in the Tale—3. Voices From Another Room by Philip Martin
3/5 An artist hears voices from the future discussing a murder involving him.
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18:30
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood—2. Feeling Watched
2/4 Vezin realises that the cat-like villagers are watching him closely.
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19:00
Radiolab—Series 5, Post No Evil
8/8 Radiolab explores how to define hate speech in the age of social media giants?
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20:00
Inspector Resnick—Bird of Paradise
Jerzy Grabianski is a high class burglar with an enthusiasm for ornithology.
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21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Black American Icons, Whoopi Goldberg
Actor, comic and producer Whoopi Goldberg is castaway by Kirsty Young.
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21:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
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22:00
The Casebook of Max and Ivan—Series 2, Case #73 - Cirque Du Solihull
3/4 Bridget Christie joins Max and Ivan as they investigate strange goings-on at the circus.
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22:30
All the World's a Globe—8. From 20th Century Wars to Twiggy
8/8 The National Theatre of Brent's definitive history of Earth reaches the 20th century.
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22:45
Hearing with Hegley—Series 2, Episode 8
8/8 John Hegley with poems dedicated to privacy and paper plane proposals
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23:00
The Museum of Everything—Series 3, Transport
6/6 Lady Bagshot claims on the insurance, and the model railway club hits the buffers.
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23:30
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World—Series 1, Monsters
1/6 The spoof TV sci-fi star explains life's big mysteries. With Tom Baker.
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Late
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00:00
A Sting in the Tale—3. Voices From Another Room by Philip Martin
3/5 An artist hears voices from the future discussing a murder involving him.
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00:30
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood—2. Feeling Watched
2/4 Vezin realises that the cat-like villagers are watching him closely.
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01:00
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (Omnibus)
A meditation on snow by writer Marcus Sedgwick.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Ken Follett
Ken Follett chooses tracks by Cor Meibion Dolgellau A'r Cylch and by Leonard Cohen.
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02:20
Monsignor Quixote by Graham Greene (Omnibus)—Episode 2/2
2/2 A robber is helped by Father Quixote and Sancho, who pay an unexpected price.
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03:30
Jack Jackson: Rhythm and Radio Fun Remembered
Exploring the legacy of musician and broadcaster Jack Jackson.
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04:00
Inspector Resnick—Bird of Paradise
Jerzy Grabianski is a high class burglar with an enthusiasm for ornithology.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Adelia Prado - Voice of Brazil
Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archives.
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05:30
The Casebook of Max and Ivan—Series 2, Case #73 - Cirque Du Solihull
3/4 Bridget Christie joins Max and Ivan as they investigate strange goings-on at the circus.
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