Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Hans Christian Andersen - The Nightingale
An emperor becomes obsessed with hearing the beautiful song of a nightingale.
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01:00
The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Miserables (Omnibus)
David Bellos explores why Les Miserables is β€France’s greatest giftβ€.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Jung Chang
The writer Jung Chang selects 'God Bless the Child', by Billie Holliday.
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02:20
How to Have a Perfect Marriage—Series 4 (Omnibus)
Naomi and Ella are working things out in spite of self-absorbed parents.
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03:30
D-Day Dames
Lyse Doucet recounts the stories of American women war correspondents in London for D-Day.
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04:00
DH Lawrence - Daughters of the Vicar
Classic tale of the struggle between emotion and intellect with Rachel Atkins.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Time For Verse: Charles Causley and Blithe Sprits: Pets
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ poetry archive.
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05:30
To Hull and Back—Series 3, Stockholm Syndrome
2/4 When Sophie tries to make the salon more popular, she unwittingly attracts protesters.
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Morning
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06:00
Detective—Series 3, 4. The Sell Out
4/8 Tully and his boss learn you can't always believe what people tell you.
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06:30
Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 1. Vipers
1/6 After a plot to depose the Emperor, the Roman detective uncovers a nest of vipers.
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07:00
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates a 19th-century bet involving a woollen coat.
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07:30
Nature Table—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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08:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 4, The Lodger
3/8 Albert and Harold argue over their lack of cash. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
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08:30
Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 4, Episode 4
4/6 The lifestyle show turns its attention to fame and entertaining.
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09:00
Quote... Unquote—Cressida Cowell, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Helen Zaltzman & Michael Billington
Nigel Rees quizzes his guests on their knowledge of quotations.
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09:30
The Elephant Man—While the Cat's Away
4/8 Leonard and Adam go to Frankfurt for the sake of the polar bear and the zoo's future.
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10:00
Alan Bennett - An Englishman Abroad
What did the actress say to the spy? Guy Burgess meets Coral Browne. With Michael Gambon.
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10:45
Alan Bennett - Two in Torquay
Alan Bennett and Judi Dench star as a middle-aged guests at a hotel.
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11:00
TED Radio Hour—Series 8, Uncharted
6/48 Manoush Zomorodi explores uncharted places, from outer space to our own brains.
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11:50
Inheritance Tracks—Alice Cooper
Singer-songwriter Alice Cooper chooses songs by The Yardbirds and Thunderclap Newman.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 4, The Lodger
3/8 Albert and Harold argue over their lack of cash. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
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12:30
Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 4, Episode 4
4/6 The lifestyle show turns its attention to fame and entertaining.
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13:00
Detective—Series 3, 4. The Sell Out
4/8 Tully and his boss learn you can't always believe what people tell you.
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13:30
Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 1. Vipers
1/6 After a plot to depose the Emperor, the Roman detective uncovers a nest of vipers.
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14:00
Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 1
1/10 Jane Harper's bestselling thriller set in a small Australian community ravaged by drought.
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14:15
Gudrun—Series 7, Episode 6
6/10 Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic
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14:30
Percy Edwards Showdown
David Attenborough hosts a documentary game-show about bird impersonator Percy Edwards.
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15:00
Alan Bennett - An Englishman Abroad
What did the actress say to the spy? Guy Burgess meets Coral Browne. With Michael Gambon.
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15:45
Alan Bennett - Two in Torquay
Alan Bennett and Judi Dench star as a middle-aged guests at a hotel.
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16:00
Quote... Unquote—Cressida Cowell, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Helen Zaltzman & Michael Billington
Nigel Rees quizzes his guests on their knowledge of quotations.
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16:30
The Elephant Man—While the Cat's Away
4/8 Leonard and Adam go to Frankfurt for the sake of the polar bear and the zoo's future.
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17:00
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates a 19th-century bet involving a woollen coat.
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17:30
Nature Table—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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Evening
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18:00
Haunted—The Dead Man of Varley Grange, by Anonymous
Jack is set for a good time in a friend's house, but why do rumours persist?
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18:30
A Good Read—Maggie Aderin-Pocock and William Orbit
Maggie Aderin-Pocock and William Orbit discuss their favourite books with Harriet Gilbert.
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19:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 4, The Lodger
3/8 Albert and Harold argue over their lack of cash. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
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19:30
Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 4, Episode 4
4/6 The lifestyle show turns its attention to fame and entertaining.
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20:00
Detective—Series 3, 4. The Sell Out
4/8 Tully and his boss learn you can't always believe what people tell you.
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20:30
Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 1. Vipers
1/6 After a plot to depose the Emperor, the Roman detective uncovers a nest of vipers.
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21:00
TED Radio Hour—Series 8, Uncharted
6/48 Manoush Zomorodi explores uncharted places, from outer space to our own brains.
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21:50
Inheritance Tracks—Alice Cooper
Singer-songwriter Alice Cooper chooses songs by The Yardbirds and Thunderclap Newman.
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22:00
Nature Table—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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22:30
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 3, Broadband on the Run
1/6 Tom and his dad fret about some potentially uncomfortable brushes with the law.
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23:00
The News Quiz—Series 105, Episode 8
8/8 Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines
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23:30
The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, First I Was a Nurse Then I Became a Roofer
4/6 The hyperactive humour-boffin scrutinises the realm of employment.
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Late
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00:00
Haunted—The Dead Man of Varley Grange, by Anonymous
Jack is set for a good time in a friend's house, but why do rumours persist?
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00:30
A Good Read—Maggie Aderin-Pocock and William Orbit
Maggie Aderin-Pocock and William Orbit discuss their favourite books with Harriet Gilbert.
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01:00
Detective—Series 3, 4. The Sell Out
4/8 Tully and his boss learn you can't always believe what people tell you.
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01:30
Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 1. Vipers
1/6 After a plot to depose the Emperor, the Roman detective uncovers a nest of vipers.
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02:00
Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 1
1/10 Jane Harper's bestselling thriller set in a small Australian community ravaged by drought.
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02:15
Gudrun—Series 7, Episode 6
6/10 Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic
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02:30
Percy Edwards Showdown
David Attenborough hosts a documentary game-show about bird impersonator Percy Edwards.
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03:00
Alan Bennett - An Englishman Abroad
What did the actress say to the spy? Guy Burgess meets Coral Browne. With Michael Gambon.
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03:45
Alan Bennett - Two in Torquay
Alan Bennett and Judi Dench star as a middle-aged guests at a hotel.
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04:00
Quote... Unquote—Cressida Cowell, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Helen Zaltzman & Michael Billington
Nigel Rees quizzes his guests on their knowledge of quotations.
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04:30
The Elephant Man—While the Cat's Away
4/8 Leonard and Adam go to Frankfurt for the sake of the polar bear and the zoo's future.
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05:00
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates a 19th-century bet involving a woollen coat.
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05:30
Nature Table—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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