Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Andrew Dallmeyer - Potted History
Inventing a device to listen to ancient pottery, Ruben needs someone to steal some.
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01:00
Archive on 4—Period Drama Politics
Steven Fielding on relations between upstairs and downstairs in dramas like Downton Abbey.
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02:00
Revolting People—Series 3, Young Love
1/6 Captain Brimshaw is told to wed his cousin in England.
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02:30
Bunk Bed—Series 4, Episode 2
2/6 Patrick Marber and Peter Curran's acclaimed talk show in the dark. With Kathy Burke.
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03:00
Party—Series 3, The Curry
1/4 The young party idealists' ambition steps up a gear after their summer break.
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03:30
Hannah Gadsby: Arts Clown—1. Edouard Manet's Olympia
1/4 Hannah explains what makes Manet's Olympia a cornerstone of modern art.
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03:45
Jelly Mountain—Episode 1
1/5 Ivor Cutler's unique views on language, justice and scratching people's backs.
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04:00
JCW Brook - Jonas
Four friends become embroiled in a spiritual mystery when they mess with a Ouija board.
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05:30
Great Lives—Len Goodman on Lionel Bart
Len Goodman champions Lionel Bart, the man who created the musical Oliver, as his hero.
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Morning
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06:00
Beryl Bainbridge: Love By All Sorts Of Means (Omnibus)
Biography of the novelist who maintained that her books were based on her experiences.
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07:10
Inheritance Tracks—Iain Banks
Novelist Iain Banks inherits the folk song Shenandoah, sung by Paul Robeson.
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07:20
Shardlake (Omnibus)—Heartstone, Episode 2
2/2 Tudor lawyer-detective Shardlake heads to Portsmouth.
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08:30
A Life of Bliss—A Woman Scorned
Phil asks David to help him with his ex-girlfriend, who is stymying his love-life.
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09:00
The Arthur Haynes Show—From 11/08/1963
The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons.
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09:30
An Actor's Life for Me—Series 1, Educating Robert
5/7 The thespian goes back to school and upsets the Entente Cordiale.
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10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Comic Castaways 3, Sarah Millican
Sarah Millican, comedian, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs
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10:45
Multi Story Shorts—New Normal
Ewan was playing deaf tennis at the top level - until he regained his hearing overnight.
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11:00
The Moth Radio Hour—The Rest is History
True stories told live in the USA
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11:50
Inheritance Tracks—Iain Banks
Novelist Iain Banks inherits the folk song Shenandoah, sung by Paul Robeson.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Poetry Extra—Charles Causley, William Whitehead and Iain Crichton Smith
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archive.
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12:30
Start/Stop—Series 3, 4. Cathy's Dad
4/6 Hit comedy about 3 marriages in various states of disrepair. All-star cast.
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13:00
Days Without End by Sebastian Barry (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2 Thomas McNulty recounts a ride out on the Oregon trail towards California in 1851.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Tessa Peake-Jones
Actress Tessa Peake-Jones chooses 'She Loves You' by The Beatles.
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14:20
Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 William angers the headmistress when he falls for a young woman he is tutoring.
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15:30
Don't Go in the Water!
Shark biologist Gareth Fraser explores Jaws, forty years after Peter Benchley created it.
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16:00
Henry James—The Aspern Papers
Written in Venice, this was one of Henry James's favourite novels.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—Charles Causley, William Whitehead and Iain Crichton Smith
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archive.
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17:30
Start/Stop—Series 3, 4. Cathy's Dad
4/6 Hit comedy about 3 marriages in various states of disrepair. All-star cast.
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Evening
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18:00
Val McDermid - Resistance—Episode 2
2/3 Val McDermid's thriller examines what happens if antibiotics stop working.
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18:45
Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist—The Surgeon
4/5 Charles Dance tells a darkly comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Simon Williams.
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19:00
The Moth Radio Hour—The Rest is History
True stories told live in the USA
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19:50
Inheritance Tracks—Iain Banks
Novelist Iain Banks inherits the folk song Shenandoah, sung by Paul Robeson.
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20:00
Henry James—The Aspern Papers
Written in Venice, this was one of Henry James's favourite novels.
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21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Comic Castaways 3, Sarah Millican
Sarah Millican, comedian, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs
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21:45
Multi Story Shorts—New Normal
Ewan was playing deaf tennis at the top level - until he regained his hearing overnight.
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22:00
Start/Stop—Series 3, 4. Cathy's Dad
4/6 Hit comedy about 3 marriages in various states of disrepair. All-star cast.
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22:30
The Mel and Sue Thing—Episode 6
6/6 There is a shocking loss on Leather Island, and Fanny gets a break.
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23:00
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 1, Careerism
3/4 Alexei reveals the surprising reason he disappeared from our TV screens in the 1990s.
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23:30
Masala FM—Episode 4
4/6 The station is only attracting Z-list Asian celebrities, but then a top 'royal' phones in.
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Late
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00:00
Val McDermid - Resistance—Episode 2
2/3 Val McDermid's thriller examines what happens if antibiotics stop working.
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00:45
Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist—The Surgeon
4/5 Charles Dance tells a darkly comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Simon Williams.
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01:00
Days Without End by Sebastian Barry (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2 Thomas McNulty recounts a ride out on the Oregon trail towards California in 1851.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Tessa Peake-Jones
Actress Tessa Peake-Jones chooses 'She Loves You' by The Beatles.
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02:20
Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 William angers the headmistress when he falls for a young woman he is tutoring.
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03:30
Don't Go in the Water!
Shark biologist Gareth Fraser explores Jaws, forty years after Peter Benchley created it.
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04:00
Henry James—The Aspern Papers
Written in Venice, this was one of Henry James's favourite novels.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Charles Causley, William Whitehead and Iain Crichton Smith
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archive.
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05:30
Start/Stop—Series 3, 4. Cathy's Dad
4/6 Hit comedy about 3 marriages in various states of disrepair. All-star cast.
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