Schedule
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Early
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00:00
James Follett - The Destruction Factor—3. The Wings of Azreal
3/6 Can a corporation's new plant strain mutation bring relief to famine stricken countries?
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00:30
Short Cuts—Series 22, Habitat
6/7 Short documentaries about our changing climate with Josie Long.
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01:00
Kill The Pharaoh!—1. Village of the White Scorpion
1/8 What will Elizabeth Warwick discover, about her famous archaeologist father, in Egypt?
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01:30
The Dark Island—3. Danger
3/6 Nicholson and Grant try to establish who could be in the Outer Hebrides spy ring.
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02:00
A Better Class of Person by John Osborne—8. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
8/10 Focus on the 'Brighton year', and a spluttering start to Osborne's writing career.
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02:15
John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World—8. Victory
8/10 Trotsky claims victory over the Cossacks.
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02:30
Carnival Queens
Does the idea of the Carnival Queen still appeal to the modern girl?
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03:00
Douglas Livingstone—Road to Lisbon
St Anthony’s Festival this year is the setting for the story of a 40-year old secret.
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03:45
Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club—3. Charlotte
3/5 Charlotte recalls how chocolate led to a French adventure with a stranger.
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04:00
The Motion Show—Series 5, Episode 4
4/6 Graeme Garden hosts Gyles Brandreth, Boothby Graffoe, Hugh Dennis and Lauren Laverne.
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04:30
Smelling of Roses—Series 3, Promises, Promises
2/6 Rosie's auction of promises at a private school sparks some competitive fund-raising.
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05:00
Rob Newman—Rob Newman's Neuropolis, Skull and Bonce
4/4 Comedian Rob Newman presents a unique odyssey of our brains mixing stand-up and sketches.
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05:30
The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 3, Summer: New Swedes
2/4 Sten sponsors Ashkan, a young refugee from Afghanistan, who has applied for asylum.
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Morning
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06:00
Kill The Pharaoh!—2. Into the Darkness
2/8 Will Elizabeth be able to find out more about the tomb her father discovered in Egypt?
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06:30
The Dark Island—4. Suspects
4/6 Jim Nicholson’s life is in danger as he pursues new information on the spy cell.
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07:00
Ankle Tag—Series 1, The Date
1/3 Bob meets a lady, and Gruff is pleased to be asked to write an article about smoothies.
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07:30
The Break—Series 3, 2. Five Benches Outside Yatterby Hall, Flamford
2/6 An unexpected bus ride gives Jeff a trip down memory lane.
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08:00
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 8, Episode 5
5/13 The wonderful Radio Prune becomes a musical station with Dave 'the Rave' Hatch.
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08:30
After Henry—Series 1, Going Away
8/8 Sarah is keen to book a holiday, but can't get away from her family.
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09:00
The Write Stuff—Series 9, AA Milne
3/6 James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Sue Limb and John O'Farrell.
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09:30
Beaumarchais—5. Droit d'Auteur
5/6 Beaumarchais is a censor’s gavel tap away from oblivion.
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10:00
Douglas Livingstone—Road to Ferrara
From 1425 to 2019, two ill-starred love triangles, set at the oldest horse race in Italy.
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10:45
Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club—4. Clementine
4/5 Clementine remembers her stint as the owner of the Muchly Bottom village chocolate shop.
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11:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Musicians, Christine McVie
Christine McVie, musician, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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11:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Waterton
David Attenborough explores the life of Squire Waterton, a 19th-century taxidermist.
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Afternoon
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12:00
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 8, Episode 5
5/13 The wonderful Radio Prune becomes a musical station with Dave 'the Rave' Hatch.
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12:30
After Henry—Series 1, Going Away
8/8 Sarah is keen to book a holiday, but can't get away from her family.
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13:00
Kill The Pharaoh!—2. Into the Darkness
2/8 Will Elizabeth be able to find out more about the tomb her father discovered in Egypt?
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13:30
The Dark Island—4. Suspects
4/6 Jim Nicholson’s life is in danger as he pursues new information on the spy cell.
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14:00
A Better Class of Person by John Osborne—9. Fall of a Sparrow
9/10 The writer recalls further theatrical enterprises.
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14:15
John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World—9. Moscow
9/10 The revolutionaries' own bombardment has destroyed the Kremlin.
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14:30
A Tale Of Two Theatres
Director Mehmet Ergen returns home to lift the curtain on Turkish theatre. From 2014.
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15:00
Douglas Livingstone—Road to Ferrara
From 1425 to 2019, two ill-starred love triangles, set at the oldest horse race in Italy.
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15:45
Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club—4. Clementine
4/5 Clementine remembers her stint as the owner of the Muchly Bottom village chocolate shop.
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16:00
The Write Stuff—Series 9, AA Milne
3/6 James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Sue Limb and John O'Farrell.
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16:30
Beaumarchais—5. Droit d'Auteur
5/6 Beaumarchais is a censor’s gavel tap away from oblivion.
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17:00
Ankle Tag—Series 1, The Date
1/3 Bob meets a lady, and Gruff is pleased to be asked to write an article about smoothies.
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17:30
The Break—Series 3, 2. Five Benches Outside Yatterby Hall, Flamford
2/6 An unexpected bus ride gives Jeff a trip down memory lane.
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Evening
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18:00
James Follett - The Destruction Factor—4. Birdstrike
4/6 Having already sparked a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advance continues.
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18:30
Great Lives—Maxine Peake on Ellen Wilkinson
Maxine Peake nominates her working class hero the MP Ellen Wilkinson as her great life.
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19:00
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 8, Episode 5
5/13 The wonderful Radio Prune becomes a musical station with Dave 'the Rave' Hatch.
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19:30
After Henry—Series 1, Going Away
8/8 Sarah is keen to book a holiday, but can't get away from her family.
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20:00
Kill The Pharaoh!—2. Into the Darkness
2/8 Will Elizabeth be able to find out more about the tomb her father discovered in Egypt?
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20:30
The Dark Island—4. Suspects
4/6 Jim Nicholson’s life is in danger as he pursues new information on the spy cell.
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21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Musicians, Christine McVie
Christine McVie, musician, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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21:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Waterton
David Attenborough explores the life of Squire Waterton, a 19th-century taxidermist.
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22:00
The Break—Series 3, 2. Five Benches Outside Yatterby Hall, Flamford
2/6 An unexpected bus ride gives Jeff a trip down memory lane.
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22:30
What's Funny About ...—Series 2, 4. Pamela Stephenson & John Lloyd on Not The Nine O’Clock News
4/6 John Lloyd and Dr Pamela Stephenson tell the inside story of their pioneering sketch show.
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23:30
The Secret World—Series 1, Episode 2
2/6 From Lord Sugar to Bruce Forsyth, Jon Culshaw explores the private lives of famous folk.
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Late
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00:00
James Follett - The Destruction Factor—4. Birdstrike
4/6 Having already sparked a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advance continues.
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00:30
Great Lives—Maxine Peake on Ellen Wilkinson
Maxine Peake nominates her working class hero the MP Ellen Wilkinson as her great life.
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01:00
Kill The Pharaoh!—2. Into the Darkness
2/8 Will Elizabeth be able to find out more about the tomb her father discovered in Egypt?
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01:30
The Dark Island—4. Suspects
4/6 Jim Nicholson’s life is in danger as he pursues new information on the spy cell.
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02:00
A Better Class of Person by John Osborne—9. Fall of a Sparrow
9/10 The writer recalls further theatrical enterprises.
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02:15
John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World—9. Moscow
9/10 The revolutionaries' own bombardment has destroyed the Kremlin.
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02:30
A Tale Of Two Theatres
Director Mehmet Ergen returns home to lift the curtain on Turkish theatre. From 2014.
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03:00
Douglas Livingstone—Road to Ferrara
From 1425 to 2019, two ill-starred love triangles, set at the oldest horse race in Italy.
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03:45
Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club—4. Clementine
4/5 Clementine remembers her stint as the owner of the Muchly Bottom village chocolate shop.
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04:00
The Write Stuff—Series 9, AA Milne
3/6 James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Sue Limb and John O'Farrell.
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04:30
Beaumarchais—5. Droit d'Auteur
5/6 Beaumarchais is a censor’s gavel tap away from oblivion.
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05:00
Ankle Tag—Series 1, The Date
1/3 Bob meets a lady, and Gruff is pleased to be asked to write an article about smoothies.
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05:30
The Break—Series 3, 2. Five Benches Outside Yatterby Hall, Flamford
2/6 An unexpected bus ride gives Jeff a trip down memory lane.
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