Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Utopia
Utopia by Thomas More dramatised by poet Michael Symmons Roberts.
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01:00
Archive on 4—The University of the Air
Gordon Brown charts 50 years of the Open University.
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02:00
Flight of the Conchords—Tower of London
1/6 The Kiwi novelty music duo try to make it big in the English capital.
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02:30
Hut 33—Series 3, Know Thyne Enemy
1/6 Bletchley Park codebreaker Gordon gets carried away trying to think like a German.
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03:00
Weak at the Top—Series 1, Gold Card
1/4 John Weak is an aggressive marketing director with no morals and little brain.
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03:30
28 Acts in 28 Minutes—Series 2, Episode 1
1/3 John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds each to entertain. With Shappi Khorsandi.
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04:00
Philip Marlowe - The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler's private eye tackles a wealthy family's case of blackmail and murder.
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05:30
Great Lives—Samira Ahmed on Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder: author Tracy Chevalier joins Samira Ahmed
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Morning
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06:00
Jaws by Peter Benchley (Omnibus)—1/2: "The great fish moved silently through the night water..."
1/2 It is high summer on Amity Island, and the tourists are arriving.
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07:10
Inheritance Tracks—Benjamin Zephaniah
The writer, poet and musician chooses Bob and Marcia's Young, Gifted and Black.
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07:20
Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son (Omnibus), Episode 1
1/4 At last, a boy is born to Paul Dombey, but at what cost?
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08:30
Albert and Me—Series 2, File Under Trouble
6/8 Single dad Bryan takes a temporary filing job and chases a missing file.
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09:00
Something to Shout About—Series 1, Episode 12
12/13 The agency hires bird-brained talent for a rum advertising campaign.
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09:30
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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10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Americans, Alice Walker
From Beethoven to Stevie Wonder, author Alice Walker shares her castaway choices.
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10:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
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11:00
Radiolab—Series 9, Dusty Docs
8/8 Radiolab explores the power of hidden documents to prove historical wrongs.
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11:55
Inheritance Tracks—Benjamin Zephaniah
The writer, poet and musician chooses Bob and Marcia's Young, Gifted and Black.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Poetry Extra—Poetry Please - Bloomsday
Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archive.
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12:30
HR—Series 3, Gambled
6/6 Penniless friends Sam and Peter bank on a huge lottery win.
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13:00
The Dawn Watch by Maya Jasonoff (Omnibus)
The story of Joseph Conrad. He yearns for the sailor's life. Read by Laurel Lefkow.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Jodie Kidd
Jodie Kidd chooses Dire Straits' Money for Nothing and Bob Marley's No Woman No Cry.
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14:20
Winifred Holtby - South Riding (Omnibus)—Episode 3
3/3 Headmistress Sarah encounters the bitter taste of loss and the joy of achievement.
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15:30
For One Night Only—Series 2, Judy and Liza at The Palladium
2/3 Paul Gambaccini recalls the first joint stage concert by Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.
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16:00
Peter Tinniswood—The Wireless Lady
Winifred Leslie, the Grande Dame of radio drama, feels forgotten. Stars Billie Whitelaw.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—Poetry Please - Bloomsday
Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archive.
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17:30
HR—Series 3, Gambled
6/6 Penniless friends Sam and Peter bank on a huge lottery win.
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Evening
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18:00
Fear on 4—Series 3, 2. Green and Pleasant
2/8 The Man in Black tells of the kidnapping of a green pop star with something to hide.
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18:30
Night Terrace—Series 2, 2. Full Steam
2/8 Anastasia, Eddie and Sue materialise aboard a steam powered starship.
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19:00
Radiolab—Series 9, Dusty Docs
8/8 Radiolab explores the power of hidden documents to prove historical wrongs.
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19:55
Inheritance Tracks—Benjamin Zephaniah
The writer, poet and musician chooses Bob and Marcia's Young, Gifted and Black.
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20:00
Peter Tinniswood—The Wireless Lady
Winifred Leslie, the Grande Dame of radio drama, feels forgotten. Stars Billie Whitelaw.
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21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Americans, Alice Walker
From Beethoven to Stevie Wonder, author Alice Walker shares her castaway choices.
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21:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
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22:00
HR—Series 3, Gambled
6/6 Penniless friends Sam and Peter bank on a huge lottery win.
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22:30
The Guns of Adam Riches—Series 1, Mastermind
1/4 Mastermind intends to kill the audience, unless a brave challenger can defeat him.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—Sunil Patel 1/3
Iain Lee chats to Sunil Patel.
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23:00
The Masterson Inheritance—Series 2, The Gangrene of the Mastersons
5/6 The family's epic Crimean War struggle of carnage, carnality and cads.
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23:30
John Finnemore's Double Acts—Series 2, Here's What We Do
5/6 It's Pidge and Gavin! The old team back together again for one last mission.
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Late
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00:00
Fear on 4—Series 3, 2. Green and Pleasant
2/8 The Man in Black tells of the kidnapping of a green pop star with something to hide.
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00:30
Night Terrace—Series 2, 2. Full Steam
2/8 Anastasia, Eddie and Sue materialise aboard a steam powered starship.
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01:00
The Dawn Watch by Maya Jasonoff (Omnibus)
The story of Joseph Conrad. He yearns for the sailor's life. Read by Laurel Lefkow.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Jodie Kidd
Jodie Kidd chooses Dire Straits' Money for Nothing and Bob Marley's No Woman No Cry.
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02:20
Winifred Holtby - South Riding (Omnibus)—Episode 3
3/3 Headmistress Sarah encounters the bitter taste of loss and the joy of achievement.
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03:30
For One Night Only—Series 2, Judy and Liza at The Palladium
2/3 Paul Gambaccini recalls the first joint stage concert by Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.
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04:00
Peter Tinniswood—The Wireless Lady
Winifred Leslie, the Grande Dame of radio drama, feels forgotten. Stars Billie Whitelaw.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Poetry Please - Bloomsday
Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archive.
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05:30
HR—Series 3, Gambled
6/6 Penniless friends Sam and Peter bank on a huge lottery win.
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