Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Host Planet Earth—6. The Price of Freedom
6/6 The Starfarer is back from space, but the crew are dead. Are aliens set to takeover?
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00:30
A Good Read—Aasmah Mir & Pete Brown at Bristol Food Connections Festival
Aasmah Mir, Pete Brown and Harriett Gilbert talk food books at Bristol Food Connections.
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01:00
Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, Little Boy Blue
1/6 PC Dixon probes one-time bad boy Geoff. Is he back to his old ways?
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01:30
New Creatives Dramas—Series 4, 1. The Pitmen Flappers & Post Cocktail Party
1/5 Paul Dodgson presents new drama from the next generation of storytellers.
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02:00
Jaws by Peter Benchley—1. 'The great fish moved silently through the night water.'
1/10 Peter Benchley's classic novel, which became one of the most iconic films of all time.
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02:15
Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 1. It's a Boy!
1/20 At last, a boy is born to Paul Dombey, but at what cost?
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02:30
Rebels - Guy Burgess
Guy Burgess according to people who knew and worked with him, including brother Nigel.
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03:00
Rodney Stone by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—Episode 3
3/4 The day of the big fight draws near, but will Jim Harrison be able to take part?
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04:00
Counterpoint—Series 25, 2011 Semi-final 1
10/13 Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
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04:30
Bangers and Mash—Episode 6
6/6 The coffee tin containing half the company profits is missing.
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05:00
It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Cedric the Gnome
3/4 Comedian and policeman Alfie Moore asks his audience to help him solve a real-life crime.
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05:30
Just a Minute—Series 89, Talking Pictures, The Art of Drag and My Fashion Essentials
3/8 Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest running panel show, Just a Minute.
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Morning
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06:00
Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Gentle Scratcher
2/6 When a charity box is filled with dud coins, PC Dixon goes after the forger.
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06:30
New Creatives Dramas—Series 4, 2. Self-Checkout & Night Comes On
2/5 Paul Dodgson presents new short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
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07:00
Ayres on the Air—Series 2, Fame
1/6 Poetry and sketches with Pam Ayres, Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead. From 2006.
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07:30
Daphne Sounds Expensive—Series 2, Atlantis
3/4 Opera singer Sir Willard White has an ingenious plan to solve the boys' money woes.
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08:00
The Goon Show—Series 6, The Man Who Won the War (Seagoon MCC)
1/27 How Neddie 'invented' the barrage balloon and other wartime (mis)adventures.
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08:30
King Street Junior—Series 6, Emergency
5/9 It's decision time for Miss Lewis and student Adam's home life causes concern.
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09:00
The News Quiz—Series 108, Episode 7
7/8 Andy Zaltzman hurls the week's headlines at a panel of comedians and journalists.
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09:30
Chambers—Series 2, The Phantom Barrister
3/5 A new worker puzzles John Fuller-Carp, and Ruth's mum visits.
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10:00
Rodney Stone by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—Episode 4
4/4 Sir Charles and Rodney rush to meet Jim Harrison - why could he not fight?
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11:00
Archive on 4—The University of the Air
Gordon Brown charts 50 years of the Open University.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Goon Show—Series 6, The Man Who Won the War (Seagoon MCC)
1/27 How Neddie 'invented' the barrage balloon and other wartime (mis)adventures.
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12:30
King Street Junior—Series 6, Emergency
5/9 It's decision time for Miss Lewis and student Adam's home life causes concern.
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13:00
Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Gentle Scratcher
2/6 When a charity box is filled with dud coins, PC Dixon goes after the forger.
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13:30
New Creatives Dramas—Series 4, 2. Self-Checkout & Night Comes On
2/5 Paul Dodgson presents new short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
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14:00
Jaws by Peter Benchley—2. 'A shark attack, clear and simple.'
2/10 After a gruesome discovery on the beach, Chief Brody has difficult decisions to make.
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14:15
Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 2. Florence Wants Her Mother
2/20 Young Florence Dombey falls into the clutches of good Mrs Brown.
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14:30
Camel Train
Matthew Parris joins traders on the ancient salt route in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression.
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15:00
Rodney Stone by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—Episode 4
4/4 Sir Charles and Rodney rush to meet Jim Harrison - why could he not fight?
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16:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 9, Royal Holloway, University of London
1/6 Students from Royal Holloway University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
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16:30
Chambers—Series 2, The Phantom Barrister
3/5 A new worker puzzles John Fuller-Carp, and Ruth's mum visits.
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17:00
Ayres on the Air—Series 2, Fame
1/6 Poetry and sketches with Pam Ayres, Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead. From 2006.
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17:30
Daphne Sounds Expensive—Series 2, Atlantis
3/4 Opera singer Sir Willard White has an ingenious plan to solve the boys' money woes.
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Evening
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18:00
Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein—1. Foundation
1/6 Families are living for centuries, thanks to the Howard Foundation.
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18:30
Soul Music—Series 23, A Change Is Gonna Come, by Sam Cooke
1/4 Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come is an anthem for civil rights in the USA.
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19:00
The Goon Show—Series 6, The Man Who Won the War (Seagoon MCC)
1/27 How Neddie 'invented' the barrage balloon and other wartime (mis)adventures.
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19:30
King Street Junior—Series 6, Emergency
5/9 It's decision time for Miss Lewis and student Adam's home life causes concern.
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20:00
Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Gentle Scratcher
2/6 When a charity box is filled with dud coins, PC Dixon goes after the forger.
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20:30
New Creatives Dramas—Series 4, 2. Self-Checkout & Night Comes On
2/5 Paul Dodgson presents new short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
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21:00
Archive on 4—The University of the Air
Gordon Brown charts 50 years of the Open University.
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22:00
Daphne Sounds Expensive—Series 2, Atlantis
3/4 Opera singer Sir Willard White has an ingenious plan to solve the boys' money woes.
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22:30
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 4, Handsworth
3/6 Comedian Mark Steel explores reggae, riots and white supremacist gardening in Handsworth.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—Chloe Petts 3/3
Arthur Smith chats to Chloe Petts.
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23:00
What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, The BFF
4/6 Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
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23:30
I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 3, Jon Culshaw
2/6 Marcus Brigstocke excites Jon Culshaw with some lettuce, and then invites him to a casino.
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Late
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00:00
Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein—1. Foundation
1/6 Families are living for centuries, thanks to the Howard Foundation.
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00:30
Soul Music—Series 23, A Change Is Gonna Come, by Sam Cooke
1/4 Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come is an anthem for civil rights in the USA.
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01:00
Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Gentle Scratcher
2/6 When a charity box is filled with dud coins, PC Dixon goes after the forger.
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01:30
New Creatives Dramas—Series 4, 2. Self-Checkout & Night Comes On
2/5 Paul Dodgson presents new short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
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02:00
Jaws by Peter Benchley—2. 'A shark attack, clear and simple.'
2/10 After a gruesome discovery on the beach, Chief Brody has difficult decisions to make.
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02:15
Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 2. Florence Wants Her Mother
2/20 Young Florence Dombey falls into the clutches of good Mrs Brown.
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02:30
Camel Train
Matthew Parris joins traders on the ancient salt route in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression.
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03:00
Rodney Stone by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—Episode 4
4/4 Sir Charles and Rodney rush to meet Jim Harrison - why could he not fight?
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04:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 9, Royal Holloway, University of London
1/6 Students from Royal Holloway University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
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04:30
Chambers—Series 2, The Phantom Barrister
3/5 A new worker puzzles John Fuller-Carp, and Ruth's mum visits.
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05:00
Ayres on the Air—Series 2, Fame
1/6 Poetry and sketches with Pam Ayres, Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead. From 2006.
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05:30
Daphne Sounds Expensive—Series 2, Atlantis
3/4 Opera singer Sir Willard White has an ingenious plan to solve the boys' money woes.
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