Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch by Dorothy K Haynes—5. Windfall
5/5 A woman sells her trinkets to a passing salesman.
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00:15
Fresh Blood—The Cupboard Beneath the Stairs by Mark Breckon
10/10 Four space fans decide to re-stage a 1960s moon-shot in a Farnborough semi.
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00:30
Off the Page—Imaginary Friends
Did you have any imaginary friends as a child or do you in fact have some now?
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01:00
Galbraith and the Midas Touch—1. Watch the Birdie
1/6 A photograph circling the heads of three people sparks a new mystery.
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01:30
A Charles Paris Mystery—A Reconstructed Corpse, 4. Attack
4/4 Charles finds the final piece in the jigsaw, but not before his own life is threatened.
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02:00
Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh—5. Preparation for My Solitude
5/5 Jamie Glover reads from Julie Kavanagh's biography of the Russian ballet star.
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02:15
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights—5. Isabella
5/10 Nelly's fears have been confirmed. Isabella has gone.
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02:30
Sable Island - A Dune Adrift
Sable Island, a sand dune in the Atlantic, is crucial to the world and our imagination.
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03:00
CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers—Corridors of Power - The Choice
10/10 Roger Quaife's political destiny hangs on a Commons debate. What future for Lewis Eliot?
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04:00
It's Not What You Know—Series 3, Episode 5
5/6 Miles Jupp hosts the panel show where it's not what but who you know that matters.
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04:30
Ballylenon—Series 4, Episode 3
3/4 Tongues are wagging. Certain weddings are due, and some folk aren't happy.
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05:00
All Those Women—Series 1, Episode 3
3/4 Hetty's old diaries turn up some uncomfortable home truths for Maggie.
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05:30
The Confessional—Series 2, The Confession of Konnie Huq
5/6 TV presenter and writer Konnie Huq shares her guilty secrets with confessor Stephen Mangan
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Morning
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06:00
Stephen MacDonald - Not About Heroes
First World War poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen meet for the first time.
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07:30
Great Lives—Don McCullin on Norman Lewis
Don McCullin chooses his old travel companion Norman Lewis for Great Lives.
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08:00
Listomania—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 The panel show that loves lists with Susan Calman.
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08:30
Smelling of Roses—Series 3, The Queen of Song
6/6 A showcase concert for a local diva turns into a headache for organiser Rosie Burns.
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09:00
The Big Steptoe Radio Show: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
The legendary writers present their favourite episodes featuring the rag and bone men.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 19, Episode 1
1/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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12:30
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—From 22/03/1971
A struggling vicar and a Welsh birthday card poet. Sketch comedy from March 1971.
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13:00
Archive on 4—Alistair Cooke's Century
Nick Clarke joins Alistair Cooke to listen to some broadcasting gems from his career.
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14:00
The Penny Dreadfuls—The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Hereward The Wake
By David Reed and Humphrey Ker. The comic lifestory of one of England's forgotten heroes.
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14:45
Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea—Series 3, There's Something About Mrs Naughtie
2/6 Mrs Naughtie's news has Hamish, Dougal and the Laird all a-fluster.
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15:00
Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 3, Multiculturalism
1/6 Stephen K Amos and his comedy friends compile an idiot's guide to multiculturalism.
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15:30
Buy Me Up TV—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Eamonn Holmes runs the animal charity telethon.
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16:00
Stephen MacDonald - Not About Heroes
First World War poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen meet for the first time.
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17:30
Great Lives—Don McCullin on Norman Lewis
Don McCullin chooses his old travel companion Norman Lewis for Great Lives.
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Evening
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18:00
Spine Chillers—David Campton - Mrs M
Mrs Meadowsweet offers guesthouse holidays, but Madge and Arthur are suspicious.
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18:45
The Strange and The Sinister by William Croft Dickinson—2. Let the Dead Bury Their Dead
Will an archaeologist heed the warnings of a local man or continue a dangerous excavation?
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19:00
The Big Steptoe Radio Show: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
The legendary writers present their favourite episodes featuring the rag and bone men.
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22:00
Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 2, Milan
4/4 The comedian discovers graffiti, beggars and lycra-clad couriers in the style capital.
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22:30
Chain Reaction—Series 11, 6. Roy Hudd interviews Alison Steadman
6/6 Comedy icon Roy Hudd talks to star of radio, stage and screen, Alison Steadman.
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23:00
The Skivers—Series 2, William Franklyn
1/5 Dolphins, and Sue Lawley's secret. Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh greet William Franklyn.
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23:30
Guy Browning's Small Talk—Series 2, How to Pack
3/4 Start naked and pretend to get dressed - bad luck if the taxi comes early.
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23:45
Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 The women US astronauts of Mercury 13, who never got into space.
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Late
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00:00
Spine Chillers—David Campton - Mrs M
Mrs Meadowsweet offers guesthouse holidays, but Madge and Arthur are suspicious.
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00:45
The Strange and The Sinister by William Croft Dickinson—2. Let the Dead Bury Their Dead
Will an archaeologist heed the warnings of a local man or continue a dangerous excavation?
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01:00
Archive on 4—Alistair Cooke's Century
Nick Clarke joins Alistair Cooke to listen to some broadcasting gems from his career.
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02:00
The Penny Dreadfuls—The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Hereward The Wake
By David Reed and Humphrey Ker. The comic lifestory of one of England's forgotten heroes.
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02:45
Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea—Series 3, There's Something About Mrs Naughtie
2/6 Mrs Naughtie's news has Hamish, Dougal and the Laird all a-fluster.
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03:00
Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 3, Multiculturalism
1/6 Stephen K Amos and his comedy friends compile an idiot's guide to multiculturalism.
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03:30
Buy Me Up TV—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Eamonn Holmes runs the animal charity telethon.
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04:00
Stephen MacDonald - Not About Heroes
First World War poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen meet for the first time.
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05:30
Great Lives—Don McCullin on Norman Lewis
Don McCullin chooses his old travel companion Norman Lewis for Great Lives.
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